Kilgore Surname

19,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,485 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,0371:12,9281,612
Northern Ireland1091:16,9272,219
Canada751:491,27542,011
Australia741:364,80730,412
England361:1,547,72466,012
Honduras341:259,3072,537
Guam211:7,6251,143
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Israel131:658,28045,106
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland991:44,7463,937
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland141:267,3738,913
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8391:17,6892,258

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)

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

The Irish form of the name of this north-west Ulster family is probably Mac Giolla Ghearr; Woulfe suggests Mac Giolla Ghairbh (anglice Kilgarriff)

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Dweller in the wood where goats are kept; one who tended goats.

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

Kilgore Last Name Facts

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

Kilgore is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilgore? popularity and diffusion

It is the 19,300th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 255,838 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Kilgore are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 915,176th most frequently used first name worldwide It is held by 106 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 28,037 people, or 1 in 12,928. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 8 percent reside and Tennessee, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 40 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 0 percent reside and Canada, where 0 percent reside.

Kilgore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kilgore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kilgore surname 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 carrying the last name is primarily Presbyterian (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kilgore surname 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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