Kilbey Surname

334,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kilbey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Kilby,' a parish in Leicestershire; (a) 'of Kelby,' a parish in Lincolnshire The latter seems to be the chief parent. Probably Gilbey, Gillbee, Gilby, &c, are in many cases but variants.

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Kilbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6201:89,8689,701
United States1861:1,948,704125,871
Turkey771:1,010,66845,670
Australia731:369,80430,692
Canada501:736,91258,785
Ireland471:100,1905,388
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:93,7519,645
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Kilbey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Kilby,' a parish in Leicestershire; (a) 'of Kelby,' a parish in Lincolnshire The latter seems to be the chief parent. Probably Gilbey, Gillbee, Gilby, &c, are in many cases but variants.

Richard de Kelby, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Keleby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Roger de Kelleby, Lincolnshire, ibid.

William de Kyleby, Leicestershire: Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1351. William de Keleby, rector of Kelling, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

Roger de Kileby, Norfolk: ibid.

1712. Died—Anchor Kilby, sub-sacrist, Norwich: ibid.

1797. Married — Richard Kilbey and Elizabeth Coffee: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to 1 Kilby 2 Kelby, [Old Norse bý-r, a farm, estate: the first element may be the Old Norse kelda (Dano-Norwegian kilde=Swed. källa), a spring, or represent the Norse pers. name Kióll (v. under Keal(e) or Kell (v. Kelby]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in co. Leicester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

See Kilby. I may remark that many local names terminating in BY, are corrupted in the North to BEE.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

For Killebue, or Quillebœuf, from Quillebœuf, Normandy. Robert de Kilebeuf, 1180 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Kilby is the name of a Leicestershire parish.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kilbey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilbey (Russian: Килбей) has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kilbey.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kilbey is the 334,183rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 6,595,064 people. The surname Kilbey is primarily found in Europe, where 64 percent of Kilbey are found; 62 percent are found in Northern Europe and 62 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Kilbey is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 620 people, or 1 in 89,868. In England Kilbey is most common in: Essex, where 21 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England it exists in 19 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Turkey, where 7 percent reside.

Kilbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kilbey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kilbey surname expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 258 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it expanded 470 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kilbey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kilbey surname is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kilbey surname are 10.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Kilbey earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 14.72% less than the national average, earning R 202,668 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,654 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $37,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killbey921/
Kilby9111,271/
Kilbe917/
Kilbee83147/
Killby8385/
Kilboy8375/
Kelbey8316/
Killbe838/
Klebey834/
Kilbay832/
Kilbie832/
Klby804/
Klbe801/
Kilbaya7719/
Kilbiya773/
Kilbysz771/
Kilboyi771/
Kilboue771/
Kielbay771/
Killboy770/
Killbie770/
Kilboyd770/
Klebe732,199/
Kelby73382/
Kelbe73350/
Kilba73348/
Kølby7328/
Kilbi7324/
Kölby7316/
Külby738/
Kölbe734/
Kleby733/
Kylby732/
Cilby731/
Kålby731/
Kilbayas711/
Kilbowie710/
Kilbaş671,262/
Kelbie67351/
Klæboe67342/
Chilbe67121/
Kielba6790/
Kölber6769/
Kleboe6765/
Kilbah6756/
Kilbou6754/
Chilby6750/
Klevay6748/
Klebeh6745/
Kılbay6738/
Quilbe6729/
Kilbaz6717/
Klebez679/
Kelbys675/
Kylbys674/
Klebys672/
Kellby672/
Klebea672/
Koelbe672/
Kelbeh672/
Kelbez672/
Kylbay671/
Kilbhi671/
Klevøy671/
Kilbau671/
Killvy670/
Kelboy670/
Quilby670/
Keelby670/

Kilbey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilbey in the Russian language
Килбейkilbej-

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