Kilby Surname

45,993rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,271 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Kilby 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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Kilby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,7451:63,0917,389
England2,7511:20,2542,868
Australia1,4531:18,5792,589
Canada6301:58,4856,894
Liberia2351:18,7601,906
Wales1741:17,7851,927
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
Scotland601:89,2306,335
Thailand281:2,522,798271,580
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Sweden131:757,44356,422
France121:5,535,227269,324
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6611:14,6752,185
Wales271:58,0892,880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7981:62,9316,868

Kilby (253) may also be a first name.

Kilby 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

V. Kilbey, ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Kilby (Cilda’s homestead), in Leicestershire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A parish in co. Leicester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Leicestershire, Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kilby is the name of a Leicestershire parish.

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

Kilby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilby is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 45,993rd most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 646,575 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Kilby reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kilby is also the 560,146th most widely held forename in the world It is held by 253 people.

The last name Kilby is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 5,745 people, or 1 in 63,091. In The United States Kilby is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 14 percent reside, Virginia, where 9 percent reside and Tennessee, where 9 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Kilby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kilby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kilby surname increased 720 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 166 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 644 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kilby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kilby last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kilby surname are 29.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.71% registered with the party.

The amount Kilby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning R 340,764 per year; in United States they earn 5.19% less than the national average, earning $40,908 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.49% less than the national average, earning $45,464 CAD per year.

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