Kilmartin Surname

118,251st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,889 people bear this surname

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

Kilmartin Surname Definition:

An Irish surname recorded in Fife. Irish (Mac) Giolla Mhartain, 'son of (S.) Martin's servant.'.

Read More About This Surname

Kilmartin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2871:281,63126,245
Australia7671:35,1964,644
Ireland7151:6,586978
England6141:90,7469,782
Canada2231:165,22716,632
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Scotland571:93,9276,548
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Falkland Islands61:522125
Wales51:618,90625,852
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6021:7,3591,134
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:162,50213,995
Scotland431:87,0524,622
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2401:209,24518,018

Kilmartin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An Irish surname recorded in Fife. Irish (Mac) Giolla Mhartain, 'son of (S.) Martin's servant.'.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

User-submitted Reference

(Celtic + Latin) The one who came from Kilmartin; this place name has two elements Kil meaning church and Martin coming from the Latin name Martinus meaning Martian warrior.

- dinn315

Kilmartin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilmartin is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilmartin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilmartin is the 118,251st most common surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,873,887 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 39 percent of Kilmartin reside; 39 percent reside in North America and 39 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,287 people, or 1 in 281,631. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 18 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and Ireland, where 18 percent are found.

Kilmartin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kilmartin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kilmartin last name increased 536 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 119 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 409 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilmartin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kilmartin surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kilmartin surname are 5.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.79% registered with the political party.

The amount Kilmartin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 172.79% more than the national average, earning R 648,252 per year; in United States they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $47,771 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.73% more than the national average, earning $51,534 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killmartin9523/
Gkilmartin951/
Kelmartin8976/
Kilmarten8919/
Kilmertin892/
Kilmortin890/
Kelmaartin841/
Kellmartin840/
Killmarten840/
Kelmarten780/
Kilmorten780/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Kilmartin
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis