Killegrew Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Killegrew Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killigrew.' Mr. Lower says,' In charters, Cheligrevus, a manor in the parish of St. Erme, Cornwall, where this celebrated family resided from an early date down to the reign of Richard II': Patronymic Britannia

1590.

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Killegrew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:18,122,947588,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Killegrew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killigrew.' Mr. Lower says,' In charters, Cheligrevus, a manor in the parish of St. Erme, Cornwall, where this celebrated family resided from an early date down to the reign of Richard II': Patronymic Britannia

1590. Robert Killegrew, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1615. Henry Killygrew, Cornwall: ibid.

1722. Married — Charles Killigrew and Elizabeth Vaughan: St. Antholin (London).

1743. Baptised — Thomas, s. Thomas Killigrew: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

in charters, Cheligrevus. A manor in the parish of St. Erme, co. Cornwall, where this celebrated family resided from an early date down to the reign of Richard II.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(in charters CHELIGREVUS). From a manor in the parish of St. Erme, where this celebrated family resided from an early date down to the reign of Rich. II.; from kelli-grew, the crane's grove (Pryce says eagle's grove). The arms of the family are a spread eagle.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Killegrew Last Name Facts

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

Killegrew is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Killegrew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most frequently held surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Killegrew is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Killegrew are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Killegrew is primarily found in: Mississippi, where 80 percent reside, Arkansas, where 5 percent reside and New York, where 5 percent reside.

Killegrew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Killegrew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killegrew last name rose 154 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killegrew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Killegrew are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

Killegrew earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.99% more than the national average, earning $59,971 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killigrew89227/
Kellegrew8961/
Killagrew890/
Klegrewe8229/
Kleigrewe78101/
Kleegrewe7839/
Kelligrew7830/
Kleygrewe785/
Kligrew751/
Klegräfe7128/
Kleegräfe6723/

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