Kiely Explained

Kiely is an Irish surname. It is either the Anglicized form of Ó Cadhla or a variant of Keeley.^[1] Notable people with the surname are:

• Benedict Kiely (1919–2007), Irish writer and broadcaster
• Dan Kiely (Daniel Kiely; born 1940), Irish auctioneer and politician
• David M. Kiely (born 1949), Irish writer
• Dean Kiely (born 1970), English former footballer
• Jerome Kiely (born 1925), Irish poet
• John Kiely (disambiguation), several people
• Kevin Kiely, Irish politician
• Kevin Kiely (poet) (born 1953), Northern Irish poet
• Larry Kiely (born 1941), Irish hurler
• Laurence Kiely (1880–1961), Irish Olympic hurdler
• Len Kiely (Leonard Francis Kiely; born 1954), Australian politician
• Leo Kiely (1929–1984), American baseball pitcher
• Mark Kiely, American actor
• Molly Kiely (born 1969), American cartoonist
• Rory Kiely (1934–2018), Irish politician
• Orla Kiely (born 1963), Irish fashion designer
• Perri Kiely (born 1995), British street dancer
• Sophia Kiely (born 2000), British stage actress
• Terry Kiely (born 1975), British actor
• Tom Kiely (Thomas Francis Kiely; 1869–1951), Irish Olympic athlete
• Paige Ackerson-Kiely (born 1975), American poet

Notes and References

1. Book: Hanks . Patrick . Hodges . Flavia . The Oxford Names Companion . 2002 . Oxford University Press . 0198605617 . 342.