Killmaster Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Killmaster Surname Definition:

Near Wick, in Scotland, is a place called Kilminster, of which this name is a corruption. The word is easily referred to its etymon, but there is a legend which accounts for it in a different way. During the time of William the Lion, a number of persons, chiefly of the name of Harrold, having some ground of quarrel against the bishop of the diocese, waylaid him at this place, captured him, and boiled him! Hence the name Kill-minister, or, curtly, Kilminster.

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Killmaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England61:9,286,343223,652
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Killmaster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Near Wick, in Scotland, is a place called Kilminster, of which this name is a corruption. The word is easily referred to its etymon, but there is a legend which accounts for it in a different way. During the time of William the Lion, a number of persons, chiefly of the name of Harrold, having some ground of quarrel against the bishop of the diocese, waylaid him at this place, captured him, and boiled him! Hence the name Kill-minister, or, curtly, Kilminster.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Killmaster Last Name Facts

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

Killmaster occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Killmaster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,100,440th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Killmaster are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Killmaster is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is primarily found in: Georgia, where 27 percent are found, Idaho, where 24 percent are found and Michigan, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Norway, where 3 percent are found.

Killmaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Killmaster has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Killmaster surname grew 1,650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Killmaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Killmaster surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% registered with the political party.

Killmaster earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.56% less than the national average, earning $33,846 USD per year.

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