Killelea Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Killelea Surname Definition:

Mac Giolla Léith (W) Always associated with Co. Galway and adjacent areas. SIF 98

Killelea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5081:713,50256,234
England331:1,688,42669,999
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1611:27,5152,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:448,38132,409

Killelea Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Giolla Léith (W) Always associated with Co. Galway and adjacent areas. SIF 98

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of the gray youth.

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

Killelea Last Name Facts

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

Killelea occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Killelea? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 549,848th most frequently used family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. The surname Killelea is predominantly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Killelea reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Killelea is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 508 people, or 1 in 713,502. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 21 percent live, Massachusetts, where 15 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent live and Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Killelea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Killelea has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Killelea Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Killelea surname are 5.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.26% registered to vote for the party.

Killelea earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,835 USD per year.

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