Keigwin Surname

1,267,784th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 181 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Keigwin Surname Definition:

An ancient Cornish family. Mr. Dixon derives the surname from Welsh and Cornish roots signifying White Dog, and the three greyhounds argent in the arms seem to allude to this derivation.

Keigwin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:2,946,821172,836
England231:2,422,52489,093
Wales191:162,87011,152
Isle of Man81:10,7282,153
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England361:677,09432,515
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Keigwin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An ancient Cornish family. Mr. Dixon derives the surname from Welsh and Cornish roots signifying White Dog, and the three greyhounds argent in the arms seem to allude to this derivation.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

This name is said to mean the white dog (kei-gwin), and the arms of the family are three greyhounds Argent. It is more probably from ke-gwdyn, the white hedge; or kea-gwdyn, the white enclosure; or perhaps rather from chygwdyn, the white house. D. Gilbert, under Perranzabuloe, says, "That as the miners impute the discovery of tin to St. Perran, so they ascribe its reduction from the ore, in a large way, to an imaginary personage, Saint Chiwidden; but chi-wadden is the white house, and must therefore mean a smelting or blowing house, where the black ore of tin is converted into a white metal." There is a place called Kegwyn St. Just in Constantine.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

(Cornish British) White dog, from kei, a dog, and gwyn, white; figuratively, a hero.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

(W. or (Cornish), White dog; and they carry three in their Arms. (variant: de Hond and Machell.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Keigwin Last Name Facts

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

Keigwin is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keigwin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,267,784th most frequent surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 40,262,685 people. Keigwin is mostly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Keigwin are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 123 people, or 1 in 2,946,821. In The United States Keigwin is primarily found in: California, where 42 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 19 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Keigwin occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Wales, where 10 percent are found.

Keigwin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keigwin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keigwin surname expanded 424 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keigwin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keigwin last name are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

Keigwin earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 26.82% more than the national average, earning $54,721 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kegwin921/
Keigain861/
Keagwin860/
Kaigwin860/
Keign830/
Kigwinya80795/
Kigwaini803/
Keigan77214/
Keggin77156/
Kiggin7771/
Keigna7725/
Keigne7713/
Keikin772/
Kagwin771/
Keigon771/
Keigni771/
Kegain771/
Kegwim770/
Keiwaquin750/
Kign731/
Chegwin71288/
Kigwana71123/
Kikwini7128/
Keikian7121/
Keikine7118/
Keigana7117/
Kiegain7114/
Keikina719/
Keigney717/
Kigwene715/
Kaewkin712/
Kegweng711/
Kegwani711/
Keikwan711/
Keeghin711/
Kigwena711/
Kewikin711/
Keignie711/
Keignio711/
Kicwiny711/
Kheigan711/
Kagwini711/
Kikwine711/
Kiguina711/
Kyeikwiini711/
Kwikwin711/
Kekuwin711/
Kigwani711/
Kiogwun711/
Keawkin711/
Kigaina711/
Keaigan710/
Kckewin710/
Kegne672,001/
Kikin67634/
Kegan67437/
Kekin67396/
Kigan67230/
Kigno67204/
Kagwaini67110/
Kigun6749/
Keichian6739/
Kegun6739/
Kigwanye6730/
Kegna6723/
Kigni6718/
Keqin6717/
Kwicwiny679/
Kugwinya677/
Kegno676/
Kwecwiny676/
Kwikwini675/
Kigwenya674/
Kegnu674/
Kagwaine673/
Kaign673/
Kigon672/
Kiocwiny672/
Kgwen672/
Kwegwana672/
Kigwanya671/
Keegn671/
Kegon671/
Kweyigan671/
Keuignie671/
Keogn671/
Keigunya671/
Kegny671/
Kaeokwin671/
Kagwinya671/
Kikwaino671/
Kiggwana671/
Kigne671/
Kigwenyo671/
Kiwokian671/
Kyigwene671/
Kwiyo-Gwiny671/
Keyigani671/
Kiigwnue671/
Kiuguini671/
Qkwin671/
Kaewkain671/
Keawkoin671/
Kigny671/
Kijkwian671/
Kigna671/

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