Killey Surname

296,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Killey Surname Definition:

Contraction of Killikelly, q.v.

Killey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4671:776,14360,198
England2931:190,16416,878
Australia2211:122,15213,424
Isle of Man1191:721105
Canada871:423,51337,101
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Niger111:1,744,72934,351
Wales101:309,45316,869
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Isle of Man2701:20145
England1571:155,25713,565
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3291:152,64014,109

Killey (49) may also be a first name.

Killey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Contraction of Killikelly, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Originally Mac Gilla Ceallaigh, Anglicised in Ireland into Mac Killey Kelly and Killy Kelly. The Mac and the Kelly have been dropped, leaving Killey, which is identical in meaning with Gill (see Gill), Indeed, in the Isle of Man, formerly, the same person was called Gill and Killey indifferently.

'The Clan of Mac Gilla Ceallaigh, the honourable.' The name is of late introduction, and is purely Manx.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

Killey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killey occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Killey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 296,403rd most widespread surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,662,429 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Killey are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,430,306th most commonly used first name on earth It is held by 49 people.

The last name Killey is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 467 people, or 1 in 776,143. In The United States Killey is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 16 percent live, Illinois, where 15 percent live and Indiana, where 12 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent live and Australia, where 17 percent live.

Killey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Killey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Killey surname expanded 142 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 187 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 38 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 96 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Killey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Killey last name is primarily Catholic (84%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Killey last name are 10.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.45% registered with the party.

The amount Killey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 653.18% more than the national average, earning R 1,789,850 per year; in United States they earn 9.29% less than the national average, earning $39,139 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $54,195 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielley92181/
Killeya9236/
Killley922/
Killeyi921/
Kille912,103/
Killy911,065/
Klley910/
Kelley83189,935/
Cilley831,086/
Kielly83469/
Killie83205/
Killoy83189/
Killea83148/
Killay8389/
Kuille8318/
Kielle8315/
Killeh8315/
Killee8314/
Killue8311/
Killge8310/
Külley839/
Kkille838/
Killya834/
Killei833/
Kiolle831/
Killiy830/
Kley807,548/
Klle806/
Klly801/
Killett77263/
Quilley77185/
Chilley77102/
Killeit7722/
Kelleye7718/
Killowe7715/
Kuillya7713/
Cuilley7711/
Kelleyi777/
Killiyo776/
Killedh775/
Killooy774/
Killerr774/
Killiya773/
Killiea773/
Qkuille773/
Killeas772/
Kelleyy772/
Kelliey772/
Killher772/
Gkilles772/
Keelley771/
Killawe771/
Kelleyu771/
Killoyd771/
Killoyi771/
Gkelley771/
Killeer771/
Kielleh771/
Kelleyè771/
Killaye771/
Killayo771/
Kquille771/
Killoya771/
Kelleya771/
Kellley770/
Kaelley770/
Killeha770/
Koelley770/
Killerh770/
Kkelley770/
Kiellay770/
Kelloey770/
Killhay770/
Kelly73641,618/
Killi7313,796/
Kelle737,326/
Killa734,359/
Kölle732,028/
Kølle73320/
Kölly73166/
Kleye73140/
Cille73100/
Kleyi7390/
Cilly7361/
Kleyh7351/
Kleya7332/
Källe7320/
Kylle736/
Külle734/
Kleuy733/
Kélly733/
Clley732/
Klloe731/
Klleh731/
Killé731/
Klles731/
Kllys731/
Kllay731/
Kleiy731/
Kleyo731/
Kleey730/
Kllee730/
Killherr7155/
Killawee7153/
Killiyot713/
Chilleya713/
D'Kelley713/
Killeher712/
Keehlley711/
Killiaya711/
Killetts710/
Köller675,200/
Quille673,602/
Kle672,216/
Chille671,903/
Kellie671,794/
Kelleh671,708/
Koelle67815/
Käller67444/
Küller67371/
Killah67277/
Kellya67242/
Kelleş67182/
Celley67180/
Quilly67178/
Cuille6799/
Kellay6794/
Kiella6773/
Killaz6757/
Kqllie6757/
Kly6756/
Kellei6748/
Küllei6736/
Killau6736/
Kellye6732/
Kelloe6730/
Kellee6730/
Kleyus6727/
Kuelle6726/
Kaelle6726/
Cillay6725/
Killou6722/
Køller6721/
Kuilla6718/
Kleyst6714/
Kellly6710/
Kleyie6710/
Keelly679/
Kelleu679/
Killia679/
Qillie679/
Kelliy677/
Kelloy677/
Keelle677/
Kellea675/
Gkilla675/
Kelleyová675/
Killai675/
Keslle675/
Kellyh674/
Kűller674/
Hkilla674/
Kelleï674/
Kellyy673/
Kiolli673/
Hkelly672/
Killiyath672/
Kielli672/
Killha672/
Kcllie672/
Kkelly671/
Kellae671/
Kelluy671/
Killii671/
Cillya671/
Kyllie671/
Khlled671/
Kellue671/
Killio671/
Kelleá671/
Khleyo671/
Killih671/
Killla671/
Killér671/
Klieya671/
K'Illi671/
Gkelle671/
Gkilli671/
Kylles671/
Ckelly671/
Kihlli671/
Kyllys671/
Kkller671/
Qiller670/
Klieye670/
Cilloy670/

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