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

The surname Killelea is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Killelea.

How Common Is The Last Name Killelea? popularity and diffusion

It is the 549,848th most frequently used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 12,543,108 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Killelea reside; 86 percent reside in North America and 86 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 508 people, or 1 in 713,502. In The United States Killelea is most prevalent in: Illinois, where 21 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in England, where 6 percent are found and Ireland, where 4 percent are found.

Killelea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Killelea has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Killelea Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Killelea surname are 5.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.26% registered to vote for the political 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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