Cahill Surname

10,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 55,707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Cahill Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for O’Cahill, Irish Ua Cathail (th = h), Descendant of Cathal = Warrior [from Irish cath, a battle, war] Cathal (genit. Cathail) was a common Irish pers. name.

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Cahill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States29,4021:12,3281,524
Ireland8,7541:53886
Australia6,7241:4,015574
England5,9681:9,3361,365
Canada2,0621:17,8692,537
Scotland4301:12,4511,663
New Zealand4271:10,6051,845
Northern Ireland3731:4,946945
South Africa3341:162,20918,194
Wales3201:9,6701,066
Thailand2381:296,80051,121
France1161:572,61077,014
Argentina721:593,65942,221
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Israel471:182,07718,133
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
United Arab Emirates401:229,05715,464
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Jersey191:5,2211,083
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Guam161:10,0081,526
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China131:105,178,5825,529
Hong Kong131:564,2683,428
Cayman Islands131:4,915636
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Panama71:558,8949,437
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Uruguay61:571,96026,877
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5,9291:747118
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2141:20,0792,859
Scotland841:44,5623,225
Wales591:26,5831,512
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,7271:6,499812

Cahill (212) may also be a first name.

Cahill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for O’Cahill, Irish Ua Cathail (th = h), Descendant of Cathal = Warrior [from Irish cath, a battle, war] Cathal (genit. Cathail) was a common Irish pers. name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac Cathail Mainly Donegal and Cavan

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cathail This is the name of several distinct septs (see Map); that of Galway is now found in Clare. IF 70; Map Gal, Kerry and Tip; Plate III

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Cathail Mainly Donegal and Cavan

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Cathal (battle powerful).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Irish: Anglicized form of the Gaelic, Ó Cathail, meaning 'descendant of Cathal', a personal name meaning 'powerful in battle'.

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Cahill Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Cahill Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Cahill (Arabic: كاهيل) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cahill? popularity and diffusion

Cahill is the 10,112th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,819 people. Cahill occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Cahill reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 620,917th most common given name globally. It is borne by 212 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 29,402 people, or 1 in 12,328. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 89 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Cahill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Cahill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cahill last name expanded 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 148 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 492 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 512 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 542 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cahill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cahill are 4.55% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.32% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Cahill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.37% less than the national average, earning 275,576 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.34% more than the national average, earning R 314,496 per year; in United States they earn 15.21% more than the national average, earning $49,710 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% less than the national average, earning $48,686 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cahhill922/
Cahilll921/
Cahgill921/
Caheill920/
Caahill920/
Cahille920/
Cauhill920/
Cahil91223/
D'Cahill861/
Cayhhill860/
Cohill83800/
Kahill83187/
Cahuil8368/
Cahell834/
Cauill832/
Cahiel831/
Cahilp830/
Caoille773/
Cahahil771/
Coehill771/
Kaehill771/
Cohille770/
Kahil7314,533/
Cohil73231/
Qahil73224/
Cahel73170/
Coail7389/
Cauil7316/
Caoil735/
Caell733/
Cağil731/
Cauyhell710/
Caoile678,018/
Kahiel6726/
Couill6725/
Khahil6719/
Kahuil6719/
Kahell6717/
Coaile677/
Cheail676/
Caelle673/
Cauile673/
Kohill673/
Cauuil672/
Kehill672/
Cahele672/
Kahhil671/
Kajhil671/
Cáhuil671/
Kahiol671/
Cohell670/
Caaell670/
Caheal670/

Cahill Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cahill in the Arabic language
كاهيلkahyl-
كهيلkhyl-

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Cahill Reference & Research

Cahill DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Cahill FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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