Killam Surname

134,911th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,335 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Killam Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kilham,' a parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, near Great Driffield; also a township in the parish of Kirk-Newton, Northumberland.

John de Kyllum, Yorkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Killam Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1001:172,59917,400
Canada1,1671:31,5734,104
India481:15,980,529256,885
England51:11,143,612252,590
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3271:153,57414,178

Killam (80) may also be a first name.

Killam Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kilham,' a parish in East Riding of Yorkshire, near Great Driffield; also a township in the parish of Kirk-Newton, Northumberland.

John de Kyllum, Yorkshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1709. Married — Richard Marsh and Jane Kilham: Canterbury Cath.

1845. — Marmaduke Kelham and Julia Ann Christie: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Peter de Killum who witnessed a charter by Roger Maule and Godit, his spouse, to the church of St. Cuthbert of Carram, c. 1200 (SHSM., IV, p. 310), derived his name from Kilham in the parish of Kirk Newton, in Cumberland.

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

(English) belonging to 1 Kilham (Yorks), the Domesday Chillun, 13th cent. Kyllum, Killum [apparently for the dat. pl. (cýlum) of Old English cýle, (lit.) ‘cold,’ with (in parts of Yorks) the transferred sense of ‘a cold element’ as water (or wind: cp. Old Norse kyl-r, a cold wind); there are re­markable springs at Kilham] 2 Kilham (Northumberland) [prob. the same etymology as 1 rather than the second element being Old English ham(m, a piece of land, enclosure]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Kilham (kiln for drying brick), the name of places in Northumberland and Yorkshire.

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

A township in Northumberland, and a parish in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. A town in England, from Kil, as above, and ham, a house or town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Killam Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killam (Hindi: किल्लम, Oriya: କିଲାମ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Killam? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 134,911th most frequently held family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,185,171 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Killam are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 96 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,075,395th most prevalent given name at a global level, borne by 80 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2,100 people, or 1 in 172,599. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 13 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 35 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Killam Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Killam has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killam surname increased 642 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Killam Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Killam surname are 11.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.22% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Killam earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.43% more than the national average, earning $45,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $52,827 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killham92408/
Killiam9290/
Killame921/
Killaam921/
Killiame861/
Killaham860/
Kellam836,185/
Killom8329/
Cillam831/
Klam801,796/
Kellame7743/
Chillam7739/
Quillam7727/
Kellham7711/
Källham773/
Qilliam772/
Killoum771/
Cilliam771/
Killiom771/
Keellam771/
Kelliam771/
Killeim770/
Klamm732,079/
Klahm73224/
Klaum73175/
Klyam73142/
Khlam73140/
Klaim73100/
Klame7369/
Kleam7362/
Klaam7318/
Klaym7311/
Kliam734/
Klham731/
Klajm731/
Quilliam711,480/
Quillaum711/
Chillham710/
Klammt67531/
Kellom67413/
Khlyam67196/
Cellam6759/
Klaime6734/
Klyamm6731/
Khlaim6726/
Klayme6715/
Khliam6713/
Klyaym6711/
Klamtt679/
Kleham672/
Quillaume672/
Kclaim671/
Klyamh671/
Kleame671/
Quilliame671/
Qllyam671/
Klloum671/
Quillayme670/

Killam Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Killam in the Hindi language
किल्लमkillama-
Killam in the Oriya language
କିଲାମkilama75
କିଲମେସଟିkilamesati25

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