Kilcoyne Surname

136,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,274 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kilcoyne Surname Definition:

Mac Giolla Chaoine Exclusively a Connacht name. Sometimes it is abbreviated to Coyne, q.v. IF 93

Kilcoyne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9021:190,56718,891
England6521:85,4579,364
Ireland4961:9,4941,281
Scotland911:58,8334,840
Australia371:729,61448,196
Wales261:119,0209,008
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5501:8,0541,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Scotland351:106,9495,179
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1321:380,44528,529

Kilcoyne Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Giolla Chaoine Exclusively a Connacht name. Sometimes it is abbreviated to Coyne, q.v. IF 93

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Giolla Chaoine Exclusively a Connacht name. Sometimes it is abbreviated to Coyne, q.v. IF 93

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of the gentle youth.

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

Kilcoyne Last Name Facts

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

Kilcoyne is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilcoyne? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,968th most common last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,225,885 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Kilcoyne are found; 58 percent are found in North America and 58 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kilcoyne is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,902 people, or 1 in 190,567. In The United States Kilcoyne is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 17 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent reside. Excluding The United States it occurs in 20 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and Ireland, where 15 percent reside.

Kilcoyne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kilcoyne has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kilcoyne last name grew 1,441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 426 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 10 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 260 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilcoyne Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kilcoyne surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kilcoyne last name are 1.7% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.93% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kilcoyne earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.25% more than the national average, earning $48,435 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.96% more than the national average, earning $56,124 CAD per year.

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