Where Does The Last Name Killen Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Killen (Russian: Киллен) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Killén. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Killen? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 51,711^th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 735,670 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Killen live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. Killen is also the 635,584^th most frequently occurring first name worldwide It is held by 203 people.

The last name Killen is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 5,263 people, or 1 in 68,869. In The United States Killen is mostly found in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Not including The United States it occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 10 percent are found.

Killen Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Killen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Killen last name expanded 491 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 436 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 73 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Killen Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Killen last name is principally Catholic (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Killen last name are 6.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.84% being registered with the political party.

The amount Killen earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.42% more than the national average, earning 371,771 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 235.84% more than the national average, earning R 798,072 per year; in United States they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $42,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.25% less than the national average, earning $49,064 CAD per year.