Kilduff Surname
Approximately 3,137 people bear this surname
Kilduff Surname Definition:
(Celtic) a contraction of the Irish Mac- Giolla-Duibh, Son of Gilduff = the Servant or Disciple of Duff or the Dark (One) [Irish giolla, servant, &c. + duibh, genit. of dubh, dark]
Kilduff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,975 | 1:183,524 | 18,305 |
| Ireland | 536 | 1:8,785 | 1,204 |
| England | 366 | 1:152,235 | 14,507 |
| Australia | 85 | 1:317,596 | 27,389 |
| New Zealand | 56 | 1:80,863 | 11,672 |
| Canada | 42 | 1:877,276 | 67,671 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Argentina | 12 | 1:3,561,951 | 138,643 |
| Isle of Man | 9 | 1:9,536 | 2,057 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 354 | 1:12,514 | 1,694 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 40 | 1:609,384 | 30,680 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 370 | 1:135,726 | 12,894 |
Kilduff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) a contraction of the Irish Mac- Giolla-Duibh, Son of Gilduff = the Servant or Disciple of Duff or the Dark (One) [Irish giolla, servant, &c. + duibh, genit. of dubh, dark]
Mac Giolla Dhuibh This is also anglicized as MacElduff. MacIlduff, Gilduff, Duff and, by translation Black. Map Gal
(Irish) The son of the black youth.
Kilduff Demographics
Average Male Kilduff Height
177.32 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kilduff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilduff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kilduff is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kilduff click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilduff? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 141,975th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,323,094 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kilduff are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,975 people, or 1 in 183,524. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Massachusetts, where 16 percent are found, Maryland, where 13 percent are found and New York, where 12 percent are found. Excluding The United States Kilduff is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 17 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.
Kilduff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kilduff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kilduff surname increased 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 151 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 915 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kilduff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kilduff last name are 5.54% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.77% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kilduff earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.29% more than the national average, earning $48,022 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $55,732 CAD per year.
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