Killelea Surname
Approximately 581 people bear this surname
Killelea Surname Definition:
Mac Giolla Léith (W) Always associated with Co. Galway and adjacent areas. SIF 98
Killelea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 508 | 1:713,502 | 56,234 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Australia | 17 | 1:1,587,982 | 78,599 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 161 | 1:27,515 | 2,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
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
(Irish) The son of the gray youth.
Killelea Demographics
Average Killelea Salary in
United States
$45,835 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Killelea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Killelea Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Killelea is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Killelea? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 549,848th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. The last name Killelea is mostly found in The Americas, where 86 percent of Killelea live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 508 people, or 1 in 713,502. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 21 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname 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 frequency of Killelea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killelea surname grew 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 825 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Killelea Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Killelea last name are 5.03% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.26% being 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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Footnotes
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