Kilroy is a surname of Irish origin, specifically from County Roscommon, an anglicisation of Irish Gaelic Mac Giolla Ráith. Notable people with the surname include:
- Alix Kilroy (1903âÂÂ1999), one of the first two women to have entered the administrative grade of the British Civil Service by examination
- Bucko Kilroy (1921âÂÂ2007), American football player and executive with the New England Patriots
- Howard Kilroy, Irish accountant and businessman
- James Kilroy (politician) (1890âÂÂ1954), Irish Fianna Fáil politician
- James J. Kilroy (1902âÂÂ1962), assumed to be the origin of the "Kilroy was here" expression
- James Kilroy (born 1973), convicted of the Murder of Valerie French
- 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 (1866âÂÂ1940), American baseball player
- Matthew Kilroy, British Army murderer involved in the Boston Massacre
- Michael Kilroy, Irish politician and coach builder
- Mike Kilroy (1869âÂÂ1960), former American Major League Baseball pitcher
- Thomas Kilroy (born 1934), Irish playwright and novelist
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