Killingworth Surname

769,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 370 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Killingworth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killingworth,' a township in the parish of Long Benton, Northumberland Possibly another spot so called may have existed in Norfolk. Of course Shillingsworth is an imitative corruption of Chillingsworth.

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Killingworth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2141:260,36520,793
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales51:618,90625,852
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:204,83516,153
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Killingworth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Killingworth,' a township in the parish of Long Benton, Northumberland Possibly another spot so called may have existed in Norfolk. Of course Shillingsworth is an imitative corruption of Chillingsworth. With Chillingworth, compare Church and Kirk.

Adam de Kellyngworthe, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1388. Thomas de Killingworth, vicar of Windham, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1561. Richard Killingworth, Norfolk: ibid.

1576. John Kyllingworthe and Alice Smithe, widow: Marriage Lic (London).

1616. John Killingworth, of London: Register of the University of Oxford.

1713. Married — John Shillingsworth and Isabella Boyce: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(English) belonging to Killingworth (Northumh.), 13th cent. Kellyngworthe = the Farmstead or Estate of Cooling for the Céol- Family [Old English worþ, farm, &c.; and see under the preceding name]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Killingworth Last Name Facts

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

The last name Killingworth is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Killingworth click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Killingworth? popularity and diffusion

Killingworth is the 769,129th most commonly held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 19,696,070 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 59 percent of Killingworth reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Killingworth is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 260,365. In England Killingworth is most numerous in: Suffolk, where 21 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 18 percent are found and Nottinghamshire, where 12 percent are found. Besides England Killingworth is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 37 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Killingworth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Killingworth has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Killingworth last name expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 141 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killingworth Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Killingworth surname are 0.84999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.38% registered to vote for the political party.

Killingworth earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.11% less than the national average, earning $36,631 USD per year.

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