Reilly Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Reilly Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Reilly family

Profession Census Frequency
General Labourer 27
Dock Labourer 23
Living On Own Means 21
Cook Domestic 13
Dress Maker 13
Tailor 12
Scholar 9
Domestic Servant 8
General Servant Domestic 6
Roman Catholic Priest 6
School Teacher 6
Coal Miner Hewer 6
Housemaid Domestic 5
Railway Porter 5
School 5
Army Pensioner 4
Hospital Nurse Sick 4
Student 4
Bricklayer Labourer 4
Coal Hewer 4
Labourer General 4
Privates Infantry Militia 4
Soldier 4
Brick Layers Labourer 3
Butcher Assistant 3

Reilly Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Reilly 100% 9,119
2 Relly 83% 2,374
3 Rolley 50% 1,852
4 Reily 83% 1,679
5 Rilley 67% 1,218
6 Riely 67% 1,076
7 Rielly 67% 769
8 Rilly 83% 713
9 Oreilly 86% 671
10 Ralley 50% 607
11 Relley 67% 581
12 Rolly 67% 566
13 Realey 67% 498
14 Reilley 86% 475
15 Rully 67% 385
16 Rally 67% 314
17 Rieley 50% 273
18 Rulley 50% 177
19 Railly 83% 171
20 Realy 67% 157

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The surname Reilly is the most popular version of all its varients

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