O'Reilly

This article is about the surname. For other uses, see O'Reilly (disambiguation).

O'Reilly
Family name
Meaning	"descendant of Reilly (outgoing people)"
Region of origin	Ireland
Language(s) of origin	Irish
Related names	Reilly, Riley, O'Riley

O'Reilly (pronounced /əˈraɪli/) is the Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh.^[1] It is also the patronymic form of the Irish name Reilly (Irish Gaelic: Uí Raghaile).^[2] It is commonly found throughout Ireland, with the greatest concentration of the surname found in County Cavan followed by Longford, Meath, Westmeath, Fermanagh and Monaghan, and the Province of Leinster. O'Reilly is ranked eleventh in the top twenty list of Irish surnames.

Nobility

• O'Reilly Lords of Bréifne c.1161-1607

People

People with the surname O'Reilly include:^[3]

• Alejandro O'Reilly (1722–1794), second Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana
• Bernard O'Reilly (1903–1975), located the wreck of a Stinson airplane in the McPherson Range, Australia, 1937
• Bernard O'Reilly (bishop of Hartford) (1803–1856), Roman Catholic bishop
• Bernard O'Reilly (bishop of Liverpool) (1824–1894), Roman Catholic bishop
• Bill O'Reilly (1949–), American commentator and television show host of The O'Reilly Factor on the Fox News Channel
• Bill O'Reilly (cricketer), Australian cricketer
• Bob O'Reilly, Australian rugby league footballer
• Caitriona O'Reilly, poet and critic
• Cameron O'Reilly, Irish and Australian businessman
• Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), American actor and director
• Danny O'Reilly, Lead singer of Irish band, The Coronas
• David O'Reilly (artist), film director and artist
• David J. O'Reilly, Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation
• Emily O'Reilly, Irish journalist
• Finbarr O'Reilly, Canadian photographer
• Gary O'Reilly, English footballer
• Genevieve O'Reilly, Irish actress
• Heather O'Reilly (1985–), American soccer player
• Hugh Reily (1630–1695), Irish M.P. and political author
• James Reilly (Canadian politician) (1835–1909), Canadian businessman and politician from Alberta
• James F. Reilly (1954–), American astronaut
• James E. Reilly, American writer of soap operas
• Joe O'Reilly, IRA bodyguard of Michael Collins (Irish leader)
• John O'Reilly, Leader of The Saint Patrick's Battalion of Mexico
• John O'Reilly (1940–), Canadian politician from Ontario
• John C. Reilly (1965–), Irish-American actor
• Joseph O'Reilly, Irish politician
• Leonora O'Reilly, an American feminist
• Luke O'Reilly(1980–), Leinster Medal Winner in Pole Vault 1995. Writer and producer of 2011 Rock Anthem "Why won't you let me make you a cup of tea?"
• Margaret M. O'Reilly (1962- ), Irish-born, American art curator, New Jersey State Museum
• Matthew O'Reilly, Irish politician and farmer
• Mr. O'Reilly, Fictitious Irish character/builder portrayed by the Irish actor David Kelly on the episode "The Builders" from Fawlty Towers
• Paddy Reilly (1939–), Irish folk singer
• Peter O'Reilly (19th C.), British Columbian colonial official and Gold Commissioner
• Randall C. O'Reilly (1967–), professor of psychology, developer of Leabra
• Robert O'Reilly (1950–), American actor
• Rónán O'Reilly (1986-current;), Irish Actor, Born in Dublin and resides in Co. Cork
• Samuel O'Reilly (19th century), American inventor
• Sidney Reilly (1874–1925), Russian-British spy
• Stephen O'Reilly, American actor
• Stephen O'Reilly, Australian footballer
• Terry O'Reilly, hockey player
• Thomas Reilly (1942–), American politician
• Tom O’Reilly (1915–1995), Irish Irish Fianna Fáil politician
• Tim O'Reilly (1954–), founder of O'Reilly Media
• Tom O’Reilly (1915–1995), Irish gaelic footballer and politician
• Tom O’Reilly Irish Sinn Féin politician
• Tony O'Reilly (1936–), Irish billionnaire businessman
• Walter Cresswell O'Reilly (1877–1954), Australian Commonwealth Film Censor and founding President of the National Trust of Australia

Companies

• O'Reilly Auto Parts, an American chain of automotive supply stores
• O'Reilly Media (formerly O'Reilly & Associates), an American media company established by Tim O'Reilly

References

1. ^ Information on the last name O'Reilly
2. ^ Information on the last name O'Reilly (2)
3. ^ "O'Reilly coat of arms, family crest and O'Reilly family history". irishsurnames.com. http://www.irishsurnames.com/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?name=oreilly&capname=O'Reilly&letter=r&user=IIS&refer=ISP&item=ss. Retrieved 2008-01-01. 

See also

• Reilly (disambiguation)
• O'Riley (disambiguation)
• Riley (disambiguation)

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