Kilcolm Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kilcolm Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilcolm Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland121:446,15118,166
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
England11:55,718,059489,080
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Kilcolm Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilcolm occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilcolm? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,532,898th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kilcolm are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in Scotland, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 446,151. In Scotland Kilcolm is mostly found in: South Lanarkshire, where 67 percent live, Glasgow City, where 25 percent live and Argyll and Bute, where 8 percent live. Excluding Scotland Kilcolm exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 16 percent live and Ireland, where 11 percent live.

Kilcolm Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kilcolm has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people who held the Kilcolm surname expanded 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kilcolm Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilcolom930/
Killcolm930/
Kilcollum8820/
Killecolm880/
Killcollum820/
Kilsholm8036/
Kielsholm7547/
Killsholm751/
Kluckholm750/
Kilcallum750/
Kloklom716/
Kelly Colm711/
Kliklom711/
Klokholm67104/
Kliaklom6742/
Chilsolm6714/
Klaiklom6712/
Kloiklom675/
Kolkolma671/
Külsholm671/
Klukholm670/
Källsholm6328/
Chilsholm6313/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kilcolm
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