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Where Does The Last Name Kilkeny Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Kilkeny is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilkeny? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 8,193,072^nd most commonly used surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Kilkeny live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kilkeny is also the 5,493,085^th most prevalent first name at a global level. It is borne by 5 people.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Kilkeny is most common in: Pennsylvania, where 33 percent live, Rhode Island, where 33 percent live and Texas, where 33 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 20 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Kilkeny Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kilkeny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kilkeny surname decreased 75 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 80 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilkeny Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.