Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
RILEY
There are approximately 44,089 people named Riley in the UK. That makes it the 190th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 698 are named Riley.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Location or Geographical Feature
Related and similar surnames
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The Riley surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
RILEY. Probably derived from a place in Brittany, formerly called Rilley or Relay, the seat of an Abbey of Augustiniaus, in the diocese of Reunes. In the IJarish-registers of Newchurch, in Rossendale, CO. Lancaster, tlie name of the Rileys was almost uniformly spelt Rilaj', down to the middle of the XVI II. century. Inf. H. T. Riley, Esq.