Kilgour Surname

106,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Kilgour Surname Definition:

From Kilgour near Falkland, Fife. The surname is found all over Fife and is also common in Aberdeenshire. It is also found in North Australia, and has given name to a river there. Sir Thomas Kilgour, who appears in 1528 as chaplain of St, Thomas in the palace of Falkland (RSS.

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Kilgour Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada9041:40,7585,081
England8361:66,6487,733
United States7561:479,44340,632
Scotland7161:7,4771,137
Australia5621:48,0356,004
New Zealand4571:9,9091,723
South Africa461:1,177,77667,773
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Wales201:154,72710,755
Trinidad and Tobago161:85,2486,095
France121:5,535,227269,324
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Faroe Islands81:6,125639
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland8601:4,353691
England2451:99,49110,063
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Kilgour Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Kilgour near Falkland, Fife. The surname is found all over Fife and is also common in Aberdeenshire. It is also found in North Australia, and has given name to a river there. Sir Thomas Kilgour, who appears in 1528 as chaplain of St, Thomas in the palace of Falkland (RSS., I, 4018), is probably the same "Sir" Thomas Kilgoure to whom several entries of payments of ten bolls of bear occur in 1563, 1566, 1567, etc. (ER., XIX, p. 243,343, 385), in 1567 there is also an entry of an annual pension of 45 shillings to Sir Thomas Kingoure (ibid., p. 393). John Kilgour of Aberdeen was ordered to serve on a ship of war in 1540 (CRA., p. 172), Richard Kilgour appears twice as a witness in 1550 and 1551 (RMS., IV, 455,645), David Kilgour of Lathrisk was one of an assize in Fife in 1555 (ibid., 1006), and there is mention of a debt due to Henry Kilgor in 1572 (Dysart, p. 37). David Kylgour was retoured heir of Alexander Kylgour de Nethill, his father, in 1600 (Retours, Fife, 86), John Kilgour was "sacristar of the cathedrall kirk of Aberdene" in 1607 (SCM., V, p. 134), and Henry Kilgour was retoured heir of his grandfather, Andrew Kilgour, in 1644 (Retours, Aberdeen, 274). Hamilton Kilgour, minister of Collace, died in 1777. Kilgor 1572, Kilgowre 1665.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) 1 Dweller at the Goat- Wood [Gaelic coill, a wood + gobhar (bh = u), genit. gobhair, a goat] 2 Goat-Herd [Gaelic gille-gobhair, Irish giolla-g(h)abhair-gille, giolla, servant (-man, -lad]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

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

An old Scottish family, who probably derived their name from a place so called in the parish of Falkland, co. Fife.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic.) Local. The ancient name of a parish in Fifeshire, Scotland, so called from kill, a church, and gour, a hill—the church on the hill, or surrounded by hills.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur
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Kilgour Political Affiliation
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Sample size: 168 (2014)

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Kilgour Last Name Facts

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

Kilgour occurs most in Canada. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilgour? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,088th most common family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,652,505 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Kilgour reside; 38 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in Canada, where it is borne by 904 people, or 1 in 40,758. In Canada it is mostly concentrated in: Ontario, where 57 percent live, British Columbia, where 19 percent live and Manitoba, where 8 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and The United States, where 17 percent live.

Kilgour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kilgour has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 341 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 169 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilgour Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kilgour are 7.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kilgour earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 12.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 21,794 per year; in South Africa they earn 94.8% more than the national average, earning R 462,924 per year; in United States they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning $46,352 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $53,364 CAD per year.

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Killgour93103/
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Kilour921/
Kilgore8628,485/
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Kilor83202/
Kilur83177/
Klgor832/
Killgore801,743/
Kilgower80132/
Chilgour802/
Killgorr801/
Killgaur801/
Kilggore801/
Killgoer801/
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Kilore7726/
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Kilurt771/
Kileur770/
Klegur770/
Keillor711,422/
Kilgard71154/
Khillor7163/
Khilore7134/
Klingor7133/
Kilhore7117/
Kailore7113/
Khelour716/
Kailotr714/
Kiloyer714/
Kilaure713/
Kilgare713/
Kelgord712/
Kisloor711/
Kiloyar711/
Klingur711/
Killgar711/
Kilgart711/
Kaillor710/
Kelgore710/
Kilar671,940/
Kelur671,509/
Klingohr67153/
Cilur6792/
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Khillore6749/
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Kilár6731/
Kleor6728/
Klinghor679/
Cilor674/
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