Keeley

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Kealey, Kealy, Keely

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Keeley (plural Keeleys)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of recent usage.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Keeley is the 6141^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5578 individuals. Keeley is most common among White (92.15%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 287.