O'Reilly 216824 224003918 2008-07-06T22:14:55Z Gaius Cornelius 293907 Tidy using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{other uses|O'Reilly (disambiguation)}} {{Family name | name =O'Reilly |image=oreillycoatofarms.gif |imagesize= 200px |caption= O'Reilly Coat of Arms | pronunciation = | meaning = | region = Ireland | origin = | related names="Reilly", "Riley" | footnotes = }} '''O'Reilly''' is the [[patronymic]] form of the [[Ireland|Irish]] name [[Reilly]] ([[Irish language|Gaelic]]: ''Uí Raghaile''). The [[surname]] comes from the Gaelic ''Ó Raghallaigh''. It is commonly found throughout Ireland, with the greatest concentration of the surname found in [[County Cavan|Co. Cavan]] followed by Longford, Meath, Westmeath, Fermanagh and Monaghan, and the [[Province of Leinster]]. O'Reilly is ranked #11 in the [[List of most common surnames#Ireland|top 20]] list of Irish surnames. It is uncommon as a [[given name]]. ==Nobility== * [[East Breifne|O'Reilly Lords of Bréifne]] c.1161-1607 ==People== People with the surname O'Reilly include:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishsurnames.com/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?name=oreilly&capname=O'Reilly&letter=r&user=IIS&refer=ISP&item=ss |title=O'Reilly coat of arms, family crest and O'Reilly family history |publisher=irishsurnames.com |accessdate=2008-01-01}}</ref> and: *[[Alejandro O'Reilly]] (1722&ndash;1794), second Spanish governor of colonial Louisiana *[[Alfonso Bernard O'Reilly]] Located the wreck of a Stinson Aircraft Company aeroplane in the McPherson Range, Australia in 1937, saving the lives of John Seymour Proud and Joe Binstead. *[[Bill O'Reilly (commentator)|Bill O'Reilly]] (1949&ndash;), American commentator and television show host *[[Caitriona O'Reilly]], a poet and critic *[[Cameron O'Reilly]], Irish and Australian businessman, CEO of the world's leading meter provider, [[Landis+Gyr]] *[[Charles Nelson Reilly]] (1931&ndash;2007), American actor and director *[[Charlie O'Reilly]] (1947&ndash;), Irish Painter *Corey O'Reilly (1989&ndash;), saved 32 people in a fire *[[David J. O'Reilly]] Dave O'Reilly is the Chairman and CEO of Chevron Corporation *[[Emily O'Reilly]] (contemporary), Irish Journalist, Information Commissioner *[[Finbarr O'Reilly]], Canadian photographer *[[Heather O'Reilly]] (1985&ndash;), American soccer player *[[James A. Reilly]] (1835&ndash;1909), Canadian businessman and politician from Alberta *[[James F. Reilly]] (1954&ndash;), American astronaut *[[James E. Reilly]] (contemporary), American writer of soap operas *John O'Reilly [[Saint Patrick's Battalion|Leader of The Saint Patrick's Battalion of Mexico]] *[[John O'Reilly (politician)|John O'Reilly]] (1940&ndash;), Canadian politician from Ontario *[[John C. Reilly]] (1965&ndash;), Irish-American actor *Professor Sir [[John James O'Reilly]], British scientist *[[Ken O'Reilly]] (1980&ndash;), Royal Canadian Navy, Naval Communicator *[[Leonora O'Reilly]], an American feminist *[[Matthew Reilly]] (1974&ndash;), Australian writer *[[Peter O'Reilly]] (19th C.), British Columbian colonial official and Gold Commissioner *[[Phil O'Reilly]] (1985&ndash;), Guitarist for Australian Band [[Calerway]] *[[Robert O'Reilly]] (1950&ndash;), American actor *[[Samuel O'Reilly]] (19th century), American inventor of the modern tattoo gun *[[Sidney Reilly]] (1874&ndash;1925), Russian-British spy *[[Terry O'Reilly]], hockey player *[[Thomas Reilly]] (1942&ndash;), American politician, as of 2005, attorney general of Massachusetts *[[Tim O'Reilly]] (1954&ndash;), founder of O'Reilly Media; supporter of the free software and Open-source software movements. *[[Tom O’Reilly]], Gaelic Footballer *[[Tony O'Reilly]] (1936&ndash;), Irish billionnaire businessman, former CEO and Chairman of [[Heinz]], dominant shareholder of [[Independent News and Media]], [[Waterford Wedgwood]] and other companies *[[Walter Cresswell O'Reilly]] (1877&ndash;1954), Australian Commonwealth Film Censor and founding President of the [[National Trust of Australia]], ==Companies== *[[O'Reilly Media]], a technical book publisher ==References== {{Reflist}} == See also == *[[Reilly]] *[[Riley]] {{surname|nocat}} [[Category:Surnames]] [[Category:Irish surnames|Reilly]] [[fr:O'Reilly]]