Oreilly Surname

35,396th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,931 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Oreilly Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Raghallach (the sportive one).

Oreilly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,4031:31,7863,972
Ireland1,4281:3,298597
Australia4221:63,9717,671
Canada3821:96,45410,500
England3611:154,34414,649
Cuba1761:65,4702,430
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
Northern Ireland1081:17,0842,229
Thailand791:894,156140,446
Dominican Republic691:151,2025,897
France451:1,476,060142,161
Brazil381:5,633,535140,199
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
Honduras261:339,0942,848
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Philippines211:4,820,868168,058
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United States Virgin Islands91:12,2641,665
Wales91:343,83718,086
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
China21:683,660,78330,601
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3011:166,83915,114

Oreilly (57) may also be a first name.

Oreilly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Raghallach (the sportive one).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Oreilly Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Oreilly Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Oreilly occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Oreilly? popularity and diffusion

Oreilly is the 35,396th most prevalent family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 488,082 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Oreilly live; 75 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. Oreilly is also the 1,308,380th most widely held forename globally It is held by 57 people.

Oreilly is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 11,403 people, or 1 in 31,786. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 14 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Not including The United States Oreilly exists in 61 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 3 percent reside.

Oreilly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Oreilly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oreilly last name grew 3,788 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Oreilly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oreilly last name are 1.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.56% registered with the political party.

The amount Oreilly earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 643.33% more than the national average, earning S/. 144,094 per year; in South Africa they earn 64.19% less than the national average, earning R 85,104 per year; in United States they earn 10.25% more than the national average, earning $47,571 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.29% more than the national average, earning $51,816 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Reilly9349,436/
Oreilley9387/
Orreilly938/
Ooreilly932/
Oreilloy932/
Oreillyy931/
Oreiilly931/
OߣReilly930/
Oreily9283/
O'Reilley88164/
O'Rreilly885/
O'Reillys884/
O'Reially881/
Orielly86272/
O'Reily86117/
Oreiley8620/
Oreille869/
Oreilli863/
Oreilla863/
Oreylly861/
Oreiily861/
Oreiliy861/
Oreiloy861/
Oreilyy861/
Oreitly861/
Oreelly860/
Orailly860/
Oreally860/
Orely836/
Orily831/
O'Rielly80513/
Oreiller80187/
O'Reiley8041/
Orielley8022/
O'Really804/
Goruelly804/
Gareilly802/
O'Reiily802/
O'Reiloy801/
O'Reylly801/
Oreillis801/
Ò'reilly801/
O'Reelly800/
O'Railly800/
Oriley771,120/
Gorely77214/
Oriely7726/
Gorily7710/
Orilya774/
Orrely774/
Orally773/
Oraily772/
Horely771/
Oriliy771/
Oreili771/
Oreliy771/
Oreile771/
Orelya771/
O'Rely770/
Oreley770/
Oriloy770/
O'Rielley7567/
Goureille751/
Goorhelly751/
O'Riley711,007/
Gorelyy71550/
Horelyi71268/
O'Riely7146/
Orgille7139/
Arielly7128/
Gorelyi7121/
Goreliy7117/
Gorilyy7114/
Goriely7114/
Oreyila719/
Orejila718/
Orielli718/
Aryelly715/
Orailla715/
Goriley713/
Goreluy713/
Orieley713/
Orileys713/
Orelaya713/
Ureilay713/
Gourely712/
Goreley712/
Areille712/
Orielle712/
O'Rally711/
O'Reley711/
Orailey711/
Orealey711/
Ureally711/
Horilyo711/
Houtreille711/
Orhella711/
Ourilya711/
O'Realy711/
Argelly711/
Oresley710/
Hourely710/
Oreeley710/
Oroille710/
Oretley710/
Gorelaya67734/
Orelj67656/
Orila67596/
Aureille67169/
Orela67145/
Orile67128/
Arely67126/
Orele6788/
Oricelli6773/
Oreli6720/
Gorilaya6717/
Oratelli679/
Urely674/
Aresilli673/
Oraly673/
Orili673/
Garielly673/
Urily672/
Gorielyi672/
Oritelli671/
Orzhelle671/
Arijally671/
O'Riealy671/
Horesley671/
Orhellis671/
Arily671/
Ariyally671/
O'Rieley670/
Eureille670/
Gourrely670/
Goureley670/

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