How common is the surname Kiley?

6,639 people in the United States had the surname Kiley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,505 Americans. It ranked 5,255th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kiley?

Richard Kiley, American actor (1922-1999), followed by Kevin Kiley.

Where is the surname Kiley most common?

Wikidata records people named Kiley in the United States.

Is the surname Kiley getting more or less common?

More common. 5,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,639 in 2010, up 22%.

Is Kiley also a first name?

Yes. Kiley 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 Kiley

A surname, carried by 6,639 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). Kiley is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,639 people named Kiley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 46,505 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,463.

#5,255

rank among US surnames

6,639

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+21.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,798)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,250	Harrigan	6,646	46,456
#5,251	Bordelon	6,644	46,470
#5,253	Batiste	6,640	46,498
#5,255	Kiley	6,639	46,505
#5,257	Pitre	6,637	46,519

Who is named Kiley

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

90% of people named Kiley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kileys

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Kiley
American actor (1922-1999)
Kevin Kiley
American politician from California, born 1985
Dan Kiley
American landscape architect (1912–2004)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kiley

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

Questions

How common is the surname Kiley?: 6,639 people in the United States had the surname Kiley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 46,505 Americans. It ranked 5,255th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kiley?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Kiley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kiley?: Richard Kiley, American actor (1922-1999), followed by Kevin Kiley.
Where is the surname Kiley most common?: Wikidata records people named Kiley in the United States.
Is the surname Kiley getting more or less common?: More common. 5,463 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,639 in 2010, up 22%.
Is Kiley also a first name?: Yes. Kiley 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.