Killingbeck Surname

261,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,499 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Panama

Killingbeck Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killingbeck.' I do not know the spot.

Mr. Killeingbeck, curate of St. Nicholas Chapel, Lynn, Norfolk, 1682: History of Norfolk.

1688. Richard Baines and Francis Killingbeck: Marriage Alleg.

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Killingbeck Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7601:476,92040,469
Canada2741:134,47313,927
England2671:208,68217,974
Panama1101:35,5661,963
Australia391:692,19746,687
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:110,29610,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Killingbeck Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killingbeck.' I do not know the spot.

Mr. Killeingbeck, curate of St. Nicholas Chapel, Lynn, Norfolk, 1682: History of Norfolk.

1688. Richard Baines and Francis Killingbeck: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1722. Baptised — Thomas, s. William Killingbeck: St. James, Clerkenwell.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(N. English) belonging to Killingbeck (Yorks) = the Stream of Céoling (or the Céol- Family) [Old Northern English bec(c = Old Norse bekk-r, a stream: Céoling(a— céol, a ship + the son suff. -ing, genit. pl. -inga]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably the name of some northern rivulet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Killingbeck Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killingbeck is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Killingbeck click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Killingbeck? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,733rd most commonly occurring surname internationally, held by around 1 in 4,861,605 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 76 percent of Killingbeck reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 760 people, or 1 in 476,920. In The United States Killingbeck is most prevalent in: Michigan, where 28 percent are found, California, where 14 percent are found and New York, where 11 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 18 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Killingbeck Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Killingbeck has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Killingbeck last name rose 2,171 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 121 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Killingbeck Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Killingbeck surname are 10.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.31% being registered with the political party.

The amount Killingbeck earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 23.62% more than the national average, earning R 293,772 per year; in United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $47,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killingbec951/
Killingbek951/
Kellingbeck9140/
Killingveck912/
Killingbeek910/
Klingbeck900/
Klingbek841/
Kellengbeck827/
Klingbeik800/
Killimquick641/
Klingvik6315/

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