Killkelly Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Killkelly Surname Definition:

Mac Giolla Cheallaigh This family were hereditary ollavs to the O'Flahertys. The name is sometimes unfortunately abbreviated to Kelly.

MIF 155; Map Gal

Killkelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Killkelly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Giolla Cheallaigh This family were hereditary ollavs to the O'Flahertys. The name is sometimes unfortunately abbreviated to Kelly.

MIF 155; Map Gal

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) The son of the devotee of St. Ceallach (war or strife), the name of three Irish saints.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Killkelly Last Name Facts

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

Killkelly has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Killkelly.

How Common Is The Last Name Killkelly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Killkelly is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Killkelly is predominantly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Killkelly live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 50 percent live, New Hampshire, where 17 percent live and North Carolina, where 17 percent live.

Killkelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Killkelly has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Killkelly surname fell 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killkelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Killkelly earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.85% more than the national average, earning $60,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killkelley9540/
Kilkelly941,048/
Kilkelley890/
Kelkelly820/
Kilkilley670/
Kilcler637/
Kleckly632/
Klekley631/
Kleckley59549/
Killclea590/
Klekle536/
Kelkle531/
Cilcle531/
Kilcli531/
Kelkli531/
Klekler5041/
Kelklie505/
Kleckle502/
Cklkler501/
Kelkleh501/
Clecley501/
Klecler501/
Kelkler500/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Killkelly
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