Kiersted Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kiersted Surname Definition:

KIERSTED: (Danish.) Local. The place near a marsh, from Kier, a marsh, and sted, a dwelling, a town.

Kiersted Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Kiersted Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

KIERSTED: (Danish.) Local. The place near a marsh, from Kier, a marsh, and sted, a dwelling, a town.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kiersted Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiersted (Russian: Киерстэд) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kiersted click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiersted? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,185,341st most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The surname Kiersted is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Kiersted reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 5,034,152. In The United States Kiersted is mostly found in: New York, where 19 percent live, Florida, where 15 percent live and California, where 13 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Kiersted Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kiersted has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kiersted last name fell 36 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kiersted Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kiersted surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the party.

Kiersted earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22.04% more than the national average, earning $52,658 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kiersted Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiersted in the Russian language
Киерстэдkiersted-

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