Reilly (surname)
Reilly (pronunciation: /ˈraɪli/) is an Irish surname (other forms include O'Reilly and Riley), and is derived from the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh Sept that was based in Counties Cavan and Westmeath. Reilly is among the ten most frequently found surnames in Ireland and although they are very widespread they can be mostly found in the region of the ancestral homeland.
People with the surname Reilly include:
- Alan Reilly, Irish footballer
- Arch Reilly, American baseball player
- Ben Reilly, fictional comic-book character
- Brandon Reilly (musician), frontman of the band "Nightmare of You"
- Brandon Reilly (American football), American football wide receiver
- Brent Reilly, Australian rules footballer
- Charles Herbert Reilly, English architect
- Charles Nelson Reilly, American actor and director
- David Reilly (singer), American singer
- Dianne Reilly, Australian politician
- Donald Reilly, American cartoonist
- Edward Reilly (disambiguation), several people
- Frank J. Reilly, American illustrator and art educator
- Ike Reilly, American musician
- Jack Reilly (artist), American artist
- James Reilly (disambiguation), several people
- Jim Reilly, Irish drummer
- John Reilly (disambiguation), several people
- Kelly Reilly, English actress
- Kevin Reilly (disambiguation), several people
- Lawrie Reilly, Scottish footballer
- Long John Reilly, American baseball player
- Maggie Reilly, Scottish singer
- Mal Reilly, English rugby league player
- Matthew Reilly, Australian Author
- Mike Reilly (umpire), American baseball umpire
- Paddy Reilly, Irish singer
- Paul Reilly (disambiguation), several people
- Pauline Neura Reilly, Australian author and ornithologist
- Rick Reilly, American sportswriter
- Robert D. Reilly Jr, American rear admiral
- Sean Reilly, Louisiana businessman and former legislator
- Sidney Reilly, a Russian-born adventurer and Secret Intelligence Service agent
- Thomas Reilly (disambiguation), several people named Thomas, Tom and Tommy
- Tomás Francisco Reilly (1908-1992), American-born Catholic Bishop of San Juan de la Maguana, Dominican Republic
- Vini Reilly, British post-punk musician
- William K. Reilly, American company director
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