Kellington Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Kellington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kellington,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire.

1681-2. Job Kellington and Rachael Wyld: Marriage Alleg (Canterbury).

1714. Baptised — Sarah, d. William Kellington: St.

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Kellington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada4221:87,3129,659
United States2601:1,394,07396,365
England871:640,43737,483
Scotland391:137,2778,372
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Solomon Islands31:193,34319,495
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England781:312,50520,777
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Kellington (231) may also be a first name.

Kellington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kellington,' a parish in West Riding of Yorkshire.

1681-2. Job Kellington and Rachael Wyld: Marriage Alleg (Canterbury).

1714. Baptised — Sarah, d. William Kellington: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1736. Buried — Joseph Kellington: Sl Michael, Cornhill.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Kellington Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kellington (Russian: Келлингтон) is borne by more people in Canada than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kellington? popularity and diffusion

It is the 416,195th most commonly used last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 8,717,160 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Kellington reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kellington is also the 590,311th most commonly used forename internationally. It is borne by 231 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is borne by 422 people, or 1 in 87,312. In Canada it is most numerous in: Alberta, where 24 percent are found, Ontario, where 23 percent are found and Saskatchewan, where 23 percent are found. Other than Canada this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Kellington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kellington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kellington surname expanded 605 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kellington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kellington last name are 17.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.18% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kellington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 197.22% more than the national average, earning R 706,308 per year; in United States they earn 6.91% more than the national average, earning $46,130 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.7% less than the national average, earning $47,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killington90394/
Klington891/
Klingtong843/
Klinkgton841/
Kllngtong841/
Klingthong8048/
Khlingtong801/
Clington78116/
Chillington76160/
Khlingthong768/
Klengtong741/
Klengthong703/
Clincton672/

Kellington Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kellington in the Russian language
Келлингтонkellington-

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