Surname Checker / Riley
How Common Is the Last Name Riley?
Estimated U.S. bearers of the surname Riley today
148,226
Ranked #217 of 162,254 published surnames · 45.38 per 100,000 Americans (2010 Census) · 133,872 bearers counted in 2010, scaled to today's population.
Ancestry breakdown reported in the 2010 Census
White
72.79%
Black
21.27%
Asian / Pacific Islander
0.51%
Hispanic
2.48%
Percentages are the Census Bureau's published figures for surname bearers in 2010. Figures are estimates from public records — see the methodology page.