Kiffin Surname

547,713th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 584 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Kiffin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kyffin', seemingly a Welsh personal name, perhaps a variant of Griffin.

1586. Lewis Kyffin, Denbighshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1590. John Kyffin, Salop: ibid.

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Kiffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica2361:12,1611,241
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
England1331:418,93328,433
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Kiffin (96) may also be a first name.

Kiffin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kyffin', seemingly a Welsh personal name, perhaps a variant of Griffin.

1586. Lewis Kyffin, Denbighshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1590. John Kyffin, Salop: ibid.

1620. Cadwalader Kyffin, Hart-Hall: ibid.

1622. Baptised — Annis, d. Robart Kiffen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1639. William Marsh and Anne Kiffin: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Prob. represents the Welsh local name Cefn, ‘a Ridge,’ as the Scottish place-name Giffen apparently does; but cp. Kyffin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Welsh name. Cyffin in that language, implies a limit or abutment. The surname is therefore probably local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kiffin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kiffin (Russian: Киффин) occurs more in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiffin? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 547,713th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 12,478,675 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kiffin live; 41 percent live in Caribbean and 41 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean. It is also the 968,397th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 96 people.

The surname Kiffin is most commonly held in Jamaica, where it is carried by 236 people, or 1 in 12,161. In Jamaica it is most frequent in: Middlesex County, where 90 percent are found, Surrey County, where 9 percent are found and Cornwall County, where 0 percent are found. Besides Jamaica this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent are found and England, where 23 percent are found.

Kiffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kiffin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kiffin surname increased 948 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 493 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kiffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kiffin are 19.69% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.92% registered with the political party.

Kiffin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $46,559 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaiffin921/
Kuiffin920/
Kifin9129/
Kiffen831,985/
Kyffin83385/
Kifina8344/
Koifin839/
Ciffin837/
Kiefin831/
Keffin831/
Kuffin831/
Khoifin77186/
Coiffin7712/
Chiffin777/
Khaifin777/
Keffink771/
Kifingh771/
Koifina771/
Kuiffen771/
Quiffin770/
Kufin7364/
Kifen732/
Kefin732/
Kifne731/
Quieffin7118/
Kifingue7111/
Cuffin67144/
Coifin67113/
Küffen6757/
Keffen6724/
Chifin6723/
Kiefen6721/
Kuffen677/
Kefina677/
Keifen673/
Keefin672/
Ciffen671/
Cuifin671/
Ceffin671/
Kifeen671/
Kufinn670/
Kyffyn670/

Kiffin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiffin in the Russian language
Киффинkiffin-

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