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

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
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
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Killegrew Demographics

Killegrew Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 7 (1901)

Religious Adherence
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Killegrew Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killegrew is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Killegrew? popularity and diffusion

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

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 18,122,947. In The United States Killegrew is mostly found in: Mississippi, where 80 percent live, Arkansas, where 5 percent live and New York, where 5 percent live.

Killegrew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Killegrew has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 154 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killegrew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Killegrew surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Killegrew last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with 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.

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