Kilgore Surname
Approximately 28,485 people bear this surname
Kilgore Surname Definition:
The Irish form of the name of this north-west Ulster family is probably Mac Giolla Ghearr; Woulfe suggests Mac Giolla Ghairbh (anglice Kilgarriff)
Kilgore Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,037 | 1:12,928 | 1,612 |
| Northern Ireland | 109 | 1:16,927 | 2,219 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| Australia | 74 | 1:364,807 | 30,412 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Honduras | 34 | 1:259,307 | 2,537 |
| Guam | 21 | 1:7,625 | 1,143 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Israel | 13 | 1:658,280 | 45,106 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Puerto Rico | 7 | 1:507,163 | 3,435 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Panama | 3 | 1:1,304,086 | 13,647 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Japan | 3 | 1:42,614,764 | 59,022 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 99 | 1:44,746 | 3,937 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,839 | 1:17,689 | 2,258 |
Kilgore (106) may also be a first name.
Kilgore Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The Irish form of the name of this north-west Ulster family is probably Mac Giolla Ghearr; Woulfe suggests Mac Giolla Ghairbh (anglice Kilgarriff)
The Irish form of the name of this north-west Ulster family is probably Mac Giolla Ghearr; Woulfe suggests Mac Giolla Ghairbh (anglice Kilgarriff)
(Irish) Dweller in the wood where goats are kept; one who tended goats.
Kilgore Demographics
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Kilgore Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilgore Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kilgore is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kilgore click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilgore? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 19,300th most common family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 255,838 people. The last name Kilgore is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Kilgore live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 915,176th most frequent forename globally It is held by 106 people.
The last name Kilgore is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 28,037 people, or 1 in 12,928. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 10 percent are found, Georgia, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it occurs in 40 countries. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 0 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Kilgore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kilgore has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kilgore last name expanded 988 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kilgore Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kilgore last name is chiefly Presbyterian (79%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kilgore last name are 21.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.31% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kilgore earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.42% less than the national average, earning $39,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.23% less than the national average, earning $46,587 CAD per year.
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