Kilroy (surname)
Kilroy is a surname of Irish origin, it comes from the Irish Mac Giolla, It's from Roscommon[1][2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Alix Kilroy (1903–1999), one of the first two women to have entered the administrative grade of the British Civil Service by examination
- Bucko Kilroy (1921–2007), American football player and executive with the New England Patriots
- Howard Kilroy, Irish accountant and businessman
- James Kilroy (politician) (1890–1954), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- James J. Kilroy (1902–1962), assumed to be the origin of the "Kilroy was here" expression
- Joe Kilroy (born 1960), Australian rugby league player
- Mark Kilroy (born 1968), University of Texas at Austin student who was killed in a human sacrifice ritual in Mexico
- Mary Jo Kilroy (born 1949), American politician and U.S. Congresswoman from Ohio
- Matt Kilroy (1866–1940), American baseball player
- Matthew Kilroy, British Army murderer involved in the Boston Massacre
- Michael Kilroy, Irish politician and coach builder
- Mike Kilroy (1869–1960), former American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Thomas Kilroy (born 1934), Irish playwright and novelist
See also[edit]
- Robert Kilroy-Silk, British politician and television presenter
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