How common is the surname Kiely?

2,868 people in the United States had the surname Kiely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,652 Americans. It ranked 11,076th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kiely?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kiely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kiely?

Mark Kiely, American actor, followed by Sophia Kiely.

Where is the surname Kiely most common?

Wikidata records people named Kiely in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Kiely getting more or less common?

More common. 2,774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,868 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname Kiely

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,868 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kiely is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cadhla (“descendant of Cadhla”), a byname from cadhla (“beautiful”). It could also be a variant of Keeley.

Kiely 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 2,868 people named Kiely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,652 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,774.

#11,076

rank among US surnames

2,868

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,603)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,069	Eanes	2,870	107,577
#11,073	Kappel	2,869	107,614
#11,076	Kiely	2,868	107,652
#11,078	Thielen	2,867	107,689
#11,079	Leber	2,865	107,765
#11,081	Emmanuel	2,864	107,802

Who is named Kiely

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

94% of people named Kiely identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 2.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kielys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Kiely
American actor, born 1963
Sophia Kiely
British actress, born 2000

Notable Kielys come mostly from the United States (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kiely

Kiely 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 Kiely come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cadhla (“descendant of Cadhla”), a byname from cadhla (“beautiful”). It could also be a variant of Keeley.
How common is the surname Kiely?: 2,868 people in the United States had the surname Kiely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,652 Americans. It ranked 11,076th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kiely?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Kiely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kiely?: Mark Kiely, American actor, followed by Sophia Kiely.
Where is the surname Kiely most common?: Wikidata records people named Kiely in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Kiely?: Kiely is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Kiely getting more or less common?: More common. 2,774 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,868 in 2010, up 3.4%.