Killroy Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Killroy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Killroy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland211:210,9469,809
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1501:334,79125,907

Killroy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Killroy (Hindi: किलराय) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Killroy? popularity and diffusion

Killroy is the 4,772,636th most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Killroy live; 71 percent live in North America and 71 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 30,204,911. In The United States Killroy is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 25 percent reside, Illinois, where 17 percent reside and Texas, where 17 percent reside. Excluding The United States Killroy occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 6 percent reside and India, where 6 percent reside.

Killroy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Killroy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Killroy last name declined 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Killroy Last Name Statistics demography

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

Killroy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.41% more than the national average, earning $47,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killroye930/
Killlroy930/
Kilroy925,672/
Killry920/
Kilroys861/
Kellroy860/
Kilroyd860/
Killroe860/
Kilroye860/
Kilry833/
Kilro832/
Klroy830/
D'Kilroy801/
Kilroe77598/
Kilrey77162/
Kelroy7750/
Kilray7729/
Kellry772/
Kislro771/
Kilrou771/
Cilroy771/
Kielry771/
Kilros771/
Kilroyaud751/
Klry734/
Källrot7123/
Kilross712/
Kellray711/
Killhre711/
Kellrey710/
Kellroe710/
Killrie710/
Källroos6752/
Klero678/
Cilry675/
Kilri674/
Kilre673/
Klery672/
Kilra671/
Kellroos671/
Klhro671/
Kqllross671/
Kllrj671/
Kelro670/

Killroy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Killroy in the Hindi language
किलरायkilaraya-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Killroy
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