Keeley
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Reduced Anglicized from Irish Ó Caollaidhe (“descendant of Caollaidhe”), a personal name based on the adjective caol (“slender, graceful”).
Proper noun[edit]
Keeley (plural Keeleys)
- A surname from Irish.
- A unisex given name transferred from the surname, of recent usage.
Statistics[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keeley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 287.
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- English terms derived from Irish
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Irish
- English given names
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- English male given names from surnames
- English female given names
- English female given names from surnames
- English unisex given names
- English unisex given names from surnames