Crilly

• Creely, Crelly, Crilley

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Raghailligh (“son of Raghailleach”). Compare Crawley.

Crilly (plural Crillys)

1. A surname from Irish.
   • 1903, Benjamin F. Gue, From 1866 to 1903, page 240:

     It had been Mr. Crilly's home since the early settlement of the pioneers in that region.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crilly is the 26362^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 926 individuals. Crilly is most common among White (94.06%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Crilly”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384.