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Riley is a surname of English origin, as well as an Anglicized version of an Irish surname. The name has the meaning " rye clearing", or is from one of several placenames, including High Riley in Accrington, Lancashire, and in Devon. [1] [2] In the United Kingdom Census 1881, more than a third of Rileys were in Lancashire; it was most prevalent ...
Riley (given name) Riley is a transferred use of an English surname derived from Old English ryge ‘rye’ + lēah ‘wood’, ‘clearing’. [1] [2] It is also derived from the Irish surname O'Reilly, [3] which originated from the Irish name Raghallach, of unknown meaning. [4]
Holmes is an English-language surname with several origins. The name can be a variant of the surname Holme . [1] This surname has several etymological origins: it can be derived from a name for someone who lived next to a holly tree, from the Middle English holm ; it can also be derived from the Old English holm and Old Norse holmr . [2]
Broderick is a surname of early medieval English origin, and subsequently the Anglicised versions of names of Irish and Welsh origin. English origin. The name was originally derived from "son of Baldric (or Baldrick)". Broderick or Broderic may also refer to a person living at or near a broad ridge. Irish origin
Larson is a Scandinavian patronymic surname meaning "son of Lars". "Lars" is derived from the Roman name "Laurentius", which means "from Laurentum" or "crowned with laurel." There are various spellings. As a surname, Larson may refer to the following notable people:
Reilly (surname) Reilly ( / ˈraɪli /) is an Irish surname (other forms include O'Reilly ), and is derived from the Gaelic Ó Raghallaigh Sept that was based in Counties Cavan and Westmeath. Reilly is among the ten most frequently found surnames in Ireland and although they are very widespread they can be mostly found in the region of the ...
Ridley (name) Ridley is a surname and given name that originated from locations in Cheshire, Kent, Northumberland, and Essex counties in England. The name derives from Old English, either hrēod ( reeds) + lēah ( wood or clearing ), or rydde ( cleared land) + lēah. [1] [2] [3]
Crowley (surname) Crowley is an English and Irish surname, which was traditionally pronounced / ˈkraʊli / in English but is now often pronounced / ˈkroʊli /. [1] In England, it is a habitational surname, meaning referring to someone who lived in or nearby a meadow of crows . In Ireland, the name was first found in Moylurg, in County ...