Killigrew Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Killigrew Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killigrew.' Mr. Lower says,' In charters, Cheligrevus, a manor in the parish of St. Erme, Cornwall, where this celebrated family resided from an early date down to the reign of Richard II': Patronymic Britannia
1590.
Read More About This SurnameKilligrew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 143 | 1:2,534,678 | 154,329 |
| England | 64 | 1:870,595 | 45,570 |
| Australia | 16 | 1:1,687,231 | 81,699 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 39 | 1:113,586 | 6,892 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 13 | 1:1,875,028 | 58,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 14 | 1:3,587,049 | 158,810 |
Killigrew Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killigrew.' Mr. Lower says,' In charters, Cheligrevus, a manor in the parish of St. Erme, Cornwall, where this celebrated family resided from an early date down to the reign of Richard II': Patronymic Britannia
1590. Robert Killegrew, Hampshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1615. Henry Killygrew, Cornwall: ibid.
1722. Married — Charles Killigrew and Elizabeth Vaughan: St. Antholin (London).
1743. Baptised — Thomas, s. Thomas Killigrew: St. Michael, Cornhill.
(Celtic) 1 a contraction of the Irish Mac Giolla-G(h)airbh, Son of the Servant or Disciple of Garbh = the Rough [It.giolla, servant, &c. +g(h)airbh, genit. of garbh (= Welsh garw), rough] 2 belonging to Killigrew, said to be the name of a Cornish manor [Cornish cilli, a grove, and perh. grew (French grue), a crane]
in charters, Cheligrevus. A manor in the parish of St. Erme, co. Cornwall, where this celebrated family resided from an early date down to the reign of Richard II.
(in charters CHELIGREVUS). From a manor in the parish of St. Erme, where this celebrated family resided from an early date down to the reign of Rich. II.; from kelli-grew, the crane's grove (Pryce says eagle's grove). The arms of the family are a spread eagle.
(Cornish), Eagle's grove.
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Killigrew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Killigrew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Killigrew has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Killigrew? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,085,744th most numerous surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. Killigrew occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Killigrew reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 2,534,678. In The United States Killigrew is most common in: New York, where 40 percent reside, California, where 15 percent reside and Indiana, where 11 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.
Killigrew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Killigrew has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,021 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 492 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Killigrew Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (87%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Killigrew last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.17% being registered to vote for the party.
Killigrew earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.84% more than the national average, earning $48,689 USD per year.
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