The Kiley surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,639 people carried this name — #5,255 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 44,400 people counted. That is up 22% from 5,463 in 2000.

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In print

Kiley in American newspapers,
1912–1919.

Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Kiley
Grant County Herald 1919-10-08
Newspaper page from The Day Book carrying the name Kiley
The Day Book 1912-02-22
Newspaper page from Grant County Herald carrying the name Kiley
Grant County Herald 1915-09-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 47,479 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kiley in Australian newspapers,
1820s–1990s.

8,616 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kiley. The most, 1,804, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 4,249
South Australia 1,624
Victoria 935
Queensland 920
Tasmania 459
Western Australia 350
ACT (Canberra) 64
Northern Territory 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kiley.

Who carried it

People named Kiley,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Jed Kiley
    Jed Kiley 1889–1962
  • Roger Joseph Kiley
    Roger Joseph Kiley 1900–1974 · judge
  • Richard Kiley
    Richard Kiley 1922–1999 · actor
  • James Kiley 1865–1953 · politician
  • James Kiley 1865–1953 · politician
  • Patrick Kiley 1872– · teacher

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kiley,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States1,037 records

1,037 records of the Kiley name in the United States
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 371
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 206
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 163
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 109
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 90
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 57
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 37
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 2
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James E. Kiley

    Born 1906 in New York. Enlisted 1941 at Fort Jay Governors Island; plumber from Queens County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1985, buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaret Kiley

    Arrived at New York in 1883 aboard the City of Rome from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 25; servant. From Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Michael James Kiley

    Born 1941; from Long Beach, California. U.S. Army, parachutist; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 1,037 records for Kiley in the United States.

Counts: NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada139 records

139 records of the Kiley name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 137
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Patrick Kiley

    Buried in 1972 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 64.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Ceretha Jane Kiley

    Died 1923 in Digby, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record John Frank Kiley

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 139 records for Kiley in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia124 records

124 records of the Kiley name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 47
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 35
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 18
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 17
  • Tasmanian Names Index 7
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Kiley

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Lady Kennaway, sailing from Portsmouth in 1851. Native of Cork.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Bridget Kiley

    Arrived in Victoria in 1856 aboard the Almora, aged 28; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record Terrance Kiley

    NSW railway employee; served in the First World War with the 1st Battalion.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 124 records for Kiley in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Kiley name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record P. Kiley

    York and Lancaster Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 1 of 2 records for Kiley in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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