Surname Riley (Riley 
, رايلي 
, Райли 
, and others...) , worldwide, is a widespread family name. The cognomen Riley is characteristic of Jamaica, where it is a common surname, Isle of Man, where it is quite a common surname, and Jersey (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Riley is the forename as well as the last name.
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john riley English painter (1646-1691), GB (b. 1646) |
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| margaret riley (born 1605) (b. 1605) |
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| mary riley (1665-1736) (b. 1665) |
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james riley American ship captain (1777–1840), US (b. 1777) |
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henry riley British surgeon, anatomist, naturalist, geologist and paleontologist, GB (b. 1797) |
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riley bartholomew American politician, US (b. 1807) |
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| mary griswold riley 1765- (b. 1765) |
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riley e. stratton American judge, US (b. 1823) |
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jon riley Irish soldier, MX (b. 1824) |
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| alexander riley merchant and pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia (1778–1833), GB (b. 1778) |
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| polly riley 17 Oct 1782 - 5 Jan 1859 (b. 1782) |
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george riley Pioneer in the Oregon Territory and lauded abolitionist speaker, US (b. 1833) |
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| edward riley merchant and pastoralist in New South Wales, Australia (1784-1825), AU (b. 1784) |
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| elizabeth riley African-American abolitionist (b. 1792) |
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charles valentine riley British-born American entomologist and artist (1843-1895), US (b. 1843) |
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