Keeley
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English
Alternative forms
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)
- A surname from Irish.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of recent usage.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Keeley is the 6141st 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.