How common is the surname Keeley?

5,578 people in the United States had the surname Keeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,351 Americans. It ranked 6,141st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keeley?

Sam Keeley, American actor, followed by James Edward Keeler.

Where is the surname Keeley most common?

Wikidata records people named Keeley in the United States.

Is the surname Keeley getting more or less common?

More common. 5,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,578 in 2010, up 8.0%.

Is Keeley also a first name?

Yes. Keeley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Keeley

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,578 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keeley is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized from Irish Ó Caollaidhe (“descendant of Caollaidhe”), a personal name based on the adjective caol (“slender, graceful”).

Keeley is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,578 people named Keeley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,351 Americans. That is up 8.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,166.

#6,141

rank among US surnames

5,578

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+8%

change since 2000 (was #6,117)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,132	Appleton	5,588	55,252
#6,133	Priddy	5,586	55,271
#6,134	Rodman	5,585	55,281
#6,136	Helmick	5,583	55,301
#6,137	Lessard	5,582	55,311
#6,139	Gaskill	5,581	55,321
#6,140	Macpherson	5,579	55,341

Who is named Keeley

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

92% of people named Keeley identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keeleys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Sam Keeley
American actor, born 1990
James Edward Keeler
American astronomer (1857–1900)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Kealey
Kealy
Keely

Surnames that sound like Keeley

Keeley has the Soundex code K400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K400.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Keeley come from?: Reduced Anglicized from Irish Ó Caollaidhe (“descendant of Caollaidhe”), a personal name based on the adjective caol (“slender, graceful”).
How common is the surname Keeley?: 5,578 people in the United States had the surname Keeley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,351 Americans. It ranked 6,141st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keeley?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Keeley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Keeley?: Sam Keeley, American actor, followed by James Edward Keeler.
Where is the surname Keeley most common?: Wikidata records people named Keeley in the United States.
What type of surname is Keeley?: Keeley is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Keeley getting more or less common?: More common. 5,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,578 in 2010, up 8.0%.
What are other spellings of Keeley?: Kealey, Kealy and Keely.
Is Keeley also a first name?: Yes. Keeley is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.