Kilner Surname

131,275th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,444 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kilner Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kilner,' a limeburner, one who superintended a kiln. Kilner has been for many centuries a Furness (North Lancashire) surname, but it seems to have nearly died out. I could furnish scores of entries from the Ulverston register.

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Kilner Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,7701:31,4794,197
United States6321:573,51147,017
Australia5081:53,1416,562
Canada2061:178,86217,839
New Zealand461:98,44213,260
Scotland461:116,3877,543
South Africa451:1,203,94968,637
France371:1,795,209158,669
Israel211:407,50632,346
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Wales161:193,40812,484
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2211:19,9632,841
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Jersey101:5,188903
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

Kilner (34) may also be a first name.

Kilner Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the kilner,' a limeburner, one who superintended a kiln. Kilner has been for many centuries a Furness (North Lancashire) surname, but it seems to have nearly died out. I could furnish scores of entries from the Ulverston register. The name survived in the town till some thirty years ago.

1545. Baptised — Elizabeth Kilner: St. Mary Ulverston.

1546. Buried — Esabell Kilner: ibid.

1560. Baptised — Anthonie Kilner: ibid.

1587. Thomas Kilner, of Aldingham: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1508. John Lendall and Margaret Kilner: Marriage Lic. (London).

1626. James Killner, of Ulverston: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

1732. Married — Nathaniel Killner and Sarah Bishop: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

One who works at a furnace or kiln.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kilner: a lime-burner.

— Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould
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Kilner Demographics

Average Male Kilner Height

178.68 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 19 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Kilner Last Name Facts

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

Kilner (Russian: Килнер) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilner? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 131,275th most frequent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 2,116,012 people. The surname Kilner occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Kilner live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly occurring given name worldwide It is held by 34 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 1,770 people, or 1 in 31,479. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 26 percent live, West Yorkshire, where 19 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 6 percent live. Other than England Kilner occurs in 41 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 15 percent live.

Kilner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kilner has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kilner last name grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 418 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 133 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kilner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kilner last name is principally Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kilner surname are 8.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 55.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kilner earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 118.74% more than the national average, earning R 519,804 per year; in United States they earn 17.23% more than the national average, earning $50,582 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $52,619 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Killner92326/
Kielner925/
Kilnger924/
Kilnere921/
Kilneir921/
Kilneer920/
Kislner920/
Killnger862/
Killnner861/
Kelner832,497/
Klener83164/
Kölner8392/
Kølner8325/
Kylner839/
Kllner837/
Cilner831/
Klnger830/
Kellner7734,823/
Köllner776,093/
Klenner774,718/
Klinner771,699/
Källner77212/
Klünner77127/
Koelner7750/
Chilner7724/
Klönner7723/
Kölnert7715/
Klenger7713/
Kelnerd7713/
Klemner7713/
Kőllner7711/
Køllner775/
Kyolner774/
Kelhner772/
Küllner771/
Kelnert771/
Kællner771/
Kelneer771/
Klegner771/
Kelneur771/
Kelnier771/
Kehlner770/
Killnerová756/
Koellner71841/
Klennert71340/
Kaellner7133/
Klinnner711/
Klinnger711/
Klönnert711/
Kluenner711/
Kloenner711/
Kellnger710/
Celner67254/
Kelnerová67135/
Klenerová6732/
Clener679/
Kelnerova674/
Klinre674/
Klenerova671/
Klingnert671/
Klenyr671/
Qelner671/
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Kilner Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kilner in the Russian language
Килнерkilner-

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