Cahill (, or ) is a name of Irish origin. It is the

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version of the Gaelic "Ó Cathail" meaning "descendant of Cathal". "Cathal" consists of two parts: "cath" means battle; the second could be "val" (rule), so that the name as a whole meant "battle ruler" or "strong in battle", or it could be "all" (great), so that the name as a whole meant "great warrior".

People with the surname

Notable people with the surname include: * Barry Cahill (actor) (1921–2012), Canadian-born actor *Kymba Cahill (radio announcer) (born 1980) Australian radio announcer *

Barry Cahill (Gaelic footballer) Barry Cahill (born 10 May 1981) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the St Brigid's GAA (Dublin), St Brigid's club in Castleknock, the Dublin county football team, Dublin county team and his province, Leinster, during his playing care ...

(born 1981), Irish Gaelic football player * Bernard J.S. Cahill (1866–1944), American architect and cartographer *

Brendan J. Cahill Brendan John Cahill (born November 28, 1963) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas since 2015. Early life Brendan John Cahill was born on November 28, 1963, in C ...

(born 1963), American catholic bishop * Charles Cahill (ice hockey) (1904–1954), Canadian ice hockey player *

Charles Cahill (rugby league) Charles Lawrence "Chicka" Cahill (28 January 1916 – 14 July 2007) was an Australian premiership-winning rugby league footballer. He played in the forwards for the Newtown club in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership from 1 ...

(1916–2007), Australian rugby league footballer and coach *

Christina Cahill Christina Tracy Boxer-Cahill (born 25 March 1957) is a retired female middle distance athlete from England. She represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games, in Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984 and Seoul 1988 and trained at Aldershot, Farnh ...

(''née'' Boxer, born 1957), British middle-distance athlete *

Darren Cahill Darren Cahill (born 2 October 1965) is a tennis coach and former professional tennis player from Australia. In addition, Cahill is a tennis analyst for the Grand Slam events on the US sports network ESPN and a coach with the Adidas Player Deve ...

(born 1965), Australian tennis player and coach *

Eddie Cahill Edmund Patrick Cahill (born January 15, 1978) is an American actor known for portraying "Miracle on Ice" goalie Jim Craig in the 2004 film ''Miracle'', and for playing the roles of Tag Jones in '' Friends'' and Detective Don Flack in '' CSI: NY ...

(born 1978), American actor *

Edward Cahill (priest) Rev. Fr Edward J. Cahill, S.J. (18 February 1868https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/F5ZZ-DMK –16 July 1941) was an Irish Jesuit priest and academic, born in Ballyvocogue, Cappagh, County Limerick. He was educated in Theology at Maynooth, ...

(1868–1941), Irish Jesuit priest and academic *

Edward Cahill (pianist) Edward Cahill (born 1885 in Beenleigh, Queensland - died 1975 in Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate ...

(1885–1975), Australian concert pianist *

Edward Cahill (jurist) Edward Cahill (August 3, 1843 – July 27, 1922) was a justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1890. Cahill was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. He studied at Kalamazoo College. He served in the Union Army in 1862 but was temporary discharged due ...

(1843–1922), justice of the Michigan Supreme Court in 1890 * Emmet Cahill (born 1990), Irish tenor, member of

Celtic Thunder Celtic Thunder is an Irish singing group and stage show known for its eclectic, theatrical style show. The group is backed by the Celtic Thunder Band on their concert tours, and their live shows are known for the use of dramatic set pieces (of ...

* Erin Cahill (born 1980), American actress * Frank S. Cahill (1876–1934), Canadian politician * Gary Cahill (born 1985), English football player * George F. Cahill (1869–1935), American inventor * Holger Cahill (1887–1960), Icelandic-American Director of the US Federal Art Project * Horace T. Cahill (1894–1976), American politician; Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts 1939–1945 * Jackie Cahill (born 1957), Irish politician * James Cahill (art historian) (1926–2014), American art historian * James Cahill (snooker player), (born 1995) English snooker player *

James F. Cahill James F. Cahill (1926 – February 28, 2008) was one of the pioneers of scuba diving, in essence helping to create the sport and industry. As a pioneer of scuba diving, he assisted many state and local police departments, as well as the U.S. Navy, ...

(1926–2008), American scuba diving pioneer, one of the first Navy Seals *

Joe Cahill , birth_date = , death_date = , birth_place = Belfast, Ireland , death_place = Belfast, Northern Ireland , image = Joe Cahill.png , caption = Cahill, early 1990s. , allegiance = Provisional Irish Republican ...

(1920–2004), Irish republican and IRA leader * John Cahill (footballer) (born 1940), Australian rules football player and coach * John Baptist Cahill (1841–1910), English Roman Catholic Bishop of Portsmouth *

John T. Cahill (lawyer) John Thomas Cahill (November 17, 1903 – November 3, 1966), was a 20th-Century American lawyer and prosecutor. Biography Cahill was the son of a New York City Police Officer who had immigrated from Ireland. He attended Townsend Harris High ...

(1903–66), American lawyer and prosecutor *

Joseph Cahill John Joseph Cahill (21 January 189122 October 1959), also known as Joe Cahill or J. J. Cahill, was a long-serving New South Wales politician, railway worker, trade unionist and Labor Party Premier of New South Wales from 1952 to his death in ...

(1891–1959), Australian politician, Premier of New South Wales 1952–1959 * Josh Cahill (born 1986), German-Czech aviation vlogger * Julie McNally Cahill (born 1966), creator of ''Gym Partner'' and ''Littlest Pet Shop'' *

Keenan Cahill Keenan Cahill (1995 – December 29, 2022) was an American YouTuber and Internet celebrity who gained fame in the early 2010s for his viral videos in which he lip synced to popular songs. Cahill launched his first lipsynced YouTube video o ...

(born 1995), teenager known for viral video * Kevin A. Cahill (born 1955), American politician from New York; state representative *

Leo Cahill Leo Cahill (July 30, 1928 – February 15, 2018) was an American head coach and general manager in the Canadian Football League, much of it spent with the Toronto Argonauts. Early life Cahill was born on July 30, 1928 in Utica, Illinois and ...

(born 1928), American professional football coach * Lily Cahill (1888–1955), American actress *

Mabel Cahill Mabel Esmonde Cahill (2 April 1863 – 2 February 1905) was an Irish female tennis player, active in the late 19th century, and was the first foreign woman to win a major tennis tournament when she won the 1891 US National Championships. Early ...

(1863–1905), Irish championship tennis player * Máiría Cahill (born 1981), Irish politician * Marie Cahill (1866–1933), Broadway stage actress *

Martin Cahill Martin "The General" Cahill (23 May 1949 – 18 August 1994) was an Irish crime boss from Dublin. He masterminded a series of burglaries and armed robberies, and was shot and killed while out on bail for kidnapping charges. The Provisional Iri ...

(1949–1994), Irish criminal *

Mary Beth Cahill Mary Beth Cahill (born December 1954) is an American political advisor who served as the campaign manager of the John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign. She was Kerry's second campaign manager, replacing Jim Jordan in November 2003, after Jordan wa ...

(born 1954), American political figure, campaign manager for John Kerry * Michael T. Cahill, Dean of

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* Mike Cahill (tennis) (born 1952), American tennis player * Mike Cahill (director) (born 1979), American filmmaker *

Ollie Cahill Ollie Cahill (born 29 September 1975 in Clonmel) is an Irish former professional footballer, primarily a left winger. Besides the Republic of Ireland, he played in England. Cahill had a youth career with Old Bridge where he won a Munster Yout ...

(born 1975), Irish professional football player *

Pat Cahill Pat Cahill is a British comedian and Chortle Best Newcomer winner 2012. Early life He was educated at the University of East Anglia. He began performing in 2009. At university he lived with fellow comedian John Kearns and radio DJ Greg James. ...

(born 1949), Texas High School football coach *

Patricia Cahill (drug smuggler) Patricia Ann Cahill (now Kendrick-Jones) and Karyn Joanne Smith are an English pair of convicted drug smugglers, having been arrested, charged and found guilty of attempting to smuggle nearly 26 kilos of heroin out of Thailand in July 1990. Patr ...

(born 1973), British teen, imprisoned in Thailand *

Patricia Cahill (singer) Patricia Cahill (3 March 1942 – 11 May 2022) was an Irish singer. Her first appearance in public was in Dublin's Theatre Royal at the age of seventeen. Career Cahill's first commercial recording, ''Ireland's Patricia Cahill sings for you'' ...

(born 1945), Irish singer *

Pearse Cahill Pearse Cahill (1917 – 7 December 2011) was an Irish aviation pioneer from Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, ...

(1917–2011), Irish aviation pioneer * Richard Cahill (

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1911–1912), English professional football player * Richard T. Cahill Jr. (born 1971), American author of ''

Hauptmann's Ladder ''Hauptmann's Ladder: A Step-by-Step Analysis of the Lindbergh Kidnapping'' is a historical true crime book written by Richard T. Cahill Jr. It was published by Kent State University Press and officially released on March 1, 2014, the 82nd anniv ...

'' (on Lindbergh kidnapping) *

Robert Ellis Cahill Robert Ellis Cahill (November 25, 1934 – June 19, 2005) was a folklorist and author. He was the author of more than three dozen books on New England history and folklore, as well as on scuba diving, shipwrecks and pirates. Politics Cahil ...

(1934–2005), American author *

Ronnie Cahill Ronald Maurice Cahill (1915-1992) was a National Football League quarterback for the Chicago Cardinals. He was signed by the Cardinals as a replacement for Bud Schwenk, who had joined the armed forces. In his only National Football League seaso ...

(born 1915), American football player * Rowan Cahill (born 1945), Australian historian and journalist * Sally Cahill (contemporary), Canadian voice actor and screen actress *

Sarah Cahill (beauty queen) Sarah Cahill (born 1960) is an American pianist based in the Bay Area. She has also worked as a writer on music and as a radio show host. Early life and education Born in Washington, D.C., Sarah Cahill moved to Berkeley, California when her ...

(born 1978), American beauty queen * Sarah Cahill (pianist) (born 1960), American pianist, writer and radio host *

Ted Cahill (rugby league) Edward Cahill (born 1927) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and England ( Heritage № 384) and at club level for Vine Tavern ARLFC (in St ...

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1950s), English rugby player * Thaddeus Cahill (1867–1934), inventor of the telharmonium * Thomas Cahill (born 1940), American scholar and writer * Thomas Cahill (bishop) (1913–1978), Australian Roman Catholic bishop *

Thomas Cahill (soccer) Thomas W. Cahill (December 25, 1864 — September 29, 1951) was one of the founding fathers of soccer in the United States, and is considered the most important administrator in U.S. Soccer before World War II. Cahill formed the United States ...

(1864–1951), American soccer coach *

Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "his ...

(born 1979), Australian soccer player * Tim Cahill (writer) (born 1943), American travel writer and magazine editor *

Tim Cahill (producer) Tim Cahill is an American producer, writer, director, and animator who co-created the Cartoon Network series ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' with his wife Julie McNally Cahill. He, along with his wife, have co-developed and are story editors for ...

(born 1966), creator of ''Gym Partner'' and ''Littlest Pet Shop'' * Timothy P. Cahill (born 1959), American politician from Massachusetts; state treasurer * Tom Cahill (American football) (1919–1992), football player and coach * Tom Cahill (Australian politician) (1924–1983), Australian politician from New South Wales *

Trevor Cahill Trevor John Cahill (born March 1, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, San ...

(born 1988), American baseball player *

William T. Cahill William Thomas Cahill (June 25, 1912July 1, 1996) was an American politician, lawyer, and academic who served as the 46th governor of New Jersey from 1970 to 1974. A Republican, Cahill previously served in the U.S. House of Representatives, re ...

(1912–1996), American politician from New Jersey; US Representative

Fictional characters

* Amy Cahill, Dan Cahill, Grace Cahill, Hope Cahill, Beatrice Cahill, Fiske Cahill, James Cahill, Henry Cahill, Olivia Cahill, Gideon Cahill, Luke Cahill, Katherine Cahill, Thomas Cahill, Jane Cahill, and Madeleine Cahill in '' The 39 Clues''. * Red Cahill, character in the '' In The Heat of the Night'' second-season episode "Walkout" * J.D. Cahill, title character in the 1973 movie '' Cahill U.S. Marshal''Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973)
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'' * Dr. Cahill, character in
Futurama
' * Jordan Cahill, character from '' Stuck in the Suburbs'' played by Taran Killam

External links

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Entertainment

* Cahill (band), a dance-music group based in Liverpool, UK

References

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People with the surname

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