Killilea Surname

320,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Killilea Surname Definition:

Mac Giolla Léith (W) Always associated with Co. Galway and adjacent areas. SIF 98

Killilea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5741:631,46250,904
Ireland3961:11,8911,482
England1541:361,80625,827
Israel131:658,28045,106
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland831:53,3724,392
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States701:717,41046,098

Killilea 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

Notwithstanding the extent of emigration from the west-no less than eight entire families called Killilea went to America from the single parish of Ahascragh, Co. Galway, in 1850-this name is now little less numerous in that county and in Co. Roscommon than it was a century ago. We meet it, especially in Co. Galway, quite frequently in sixteenth and seventeenth century records, such as the Fiants, Civil Survey and Books of Survey & Distribution, under the earlier anglicized forms of MacKillilea, MacGillilea etc. The latter is near the original Gaelic form, perhaps Mac Giolla Léith as suggested by Woulfe. The substitution of Kil- for Gil- is quite usual, especially in Connacht names.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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

Killilea Last Name Facts

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

The last name Killilea is found most in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Killilea? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 320,709th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 6,255,404 people. The last name Killilea occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Killilea live; 49 percent live in North America and 49 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 574 people, or 1 in 631,462. In The United States Killilea is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 28 percent reside, Ohio, where 22 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 34 percent reside and England, where 13 percent reside.

Killilea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Killilea has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Killilea last name expanded 820 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 477 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 3,850 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Killilea Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Killilea last name are 10.61% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.84% registered with the party.

Killilea earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.17% more than the national average, earning $48,401 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killila9325/
Killile930/
Killelea88581/
Killalea88470/
Killilee8813/
Killilae881/
Killiela881/
Killilay880/
Killilia880/
Kllile861/
Killallea820/
Killela8037/
Killili804/
Killale801/
Killele800/
Klila77241/
Klile775/
Killelay7579/
Killalee7561/
Kellalea7520/
Killisly7510/
Killisli755/
Killeleu755/
Killaley751/
Killelia751/
Killealy750/
Killeley750/
Killeleh750/
Killelee750/
Khlila71325/
Klaile7194/
Khlile7181/
Kleile7156/
Klilia714/
Klilat711/
Klelia711/
Kluile711/
Klilee711/
Killhuley710/
Kliler710/
Killallee710/
Klailee6723/
Kloulia6720/
Kh'lile6715/
Kellili676/
Klaelea673/
Killeli672/
Quilliloja672/
Khliled671/
Kellele671/
Kleilla671/
Klilech671/
Kellale671/
Cillela671/
Klittle671/
Klilhye671/
Klelias671/
Kellela670/
Killely670/
Kleiley670/

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