Kilpatrick Surname
Approximately 28,816 people bear this surname
Kilpatrick Surname Definition:
Of local origin from one or other of places so named. Stevene de Kilpatric del counte de Dunfres rendered homage, 1296. His seal shows a saltire and chief. S' Jehan de Kirkpatrik (Bain, II, p. 198,545). Nigel Kilpatrick was a Scots prisoner of war in Kenilworth Castle, 1302 (Bain, II, p.
Read More About This SurnameKilpatrick Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 19,247 | 1:18,832 | 2,366 |
| Australia | 2,511 | 1:10,751 | 1,593 |
| Canada | 1,789 | 1:20,596 | 2,842 |
| England | 1,734 | 1:32,133 | 4,286 |
| Scotland | 1,636 | 1:3,273 | 579 |
| Northern Ireland | 671 | 1:2,750 | 559 |
| New Zealand | 434 | 1:10,434 | 1,811 |
| Ireland | 256 | 1:18,394 | 1,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 159 | 1:194,062 | 29,524 |
| South Africa | 104 | 1:520,939 | 41,780 |
| Wales | 46 | 1:67,272 | 5,910 |
| Denmark | 34 | 1:166,021 | 14,242 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 20 | 1:5,519 | 844 |
| Cayman Islands | 13 | 1:4,915 | 636 |
| Jersey | 12 | 1:8,267 | 1,718 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Switzerland | 10 | 1:821,292 | 53,588 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Gibraltar | 6 | 1:5,659 | 991 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 933 | 1:4,748 | 806 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,351 | 1:2,771 | 481 |
| England | 190 | 1:128,291 | 11,943 |
| Isle of Man | 5 | 1:10,854 | 1,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,641 | 1:19,015 | 2,418 |
Kilpatrick (88) may also be a first name.
Kilpatrick Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of local origin from one or other of places so named. Stevene de Kilpatric del counte de Dunfres rendered homage, 1296. His seal shows a saltire and chief. S' Jehan de Kirkpatrik (Bain, II, p. 198,545). Nigel Kilpatrick was a Scots prisoner of war in Kenilworth Castle, 1302 (Bain, II, p. 341). Thomas de Kylpatrik, rector of Suthek, 1468 (REG., 393), and Marion Kilpatrick in Kildonane 1700 (Wigtown), probably derived their surnames from Kilpatrick in the parish of Closeburn, Dumfriesshire. John Kylpatryk, bailie of Thomas, abbot of St. Colm's Inch, 1495 (Laing, 221), and Thomas Kilpatrick of Easter Calder, 1669 (Campsie), may have derived their name from (East or West) Kilpatrick in Dumbartonshire.
1 Dweller by (St.) Patrick’s Chapel: v. Patrick [Gaelic and Irish Gill Padraic] 2 for the Irish Mac Giolla-P(h)adraig = Son of Gilpatrick, q.v.
(Irish) Son of the servant of St. Patrick.
A parish in Stirlingshire and Dumbartonshire.
Name of two parishes of Scotland, cos. Dumbarton and Stirling; from Gael, cill (Ir. id., L. cello), a cell, chapel. compare the surnames Kilboy, Kilbride, Killmartin, Kilmany, Kilmaster, Killmaster, Killmister.
From the Irish Giolla Padraig; a personal name (devoted to St. Patrick).
Kilpatrick Demographics
Average Kilpatrick Salary in
United States
$41,934 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kilpatrick Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kilpatrick Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kilpatrick is found most in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kilpatrick? popularity and diffusion
It is the 19,078th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 252,899 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Kilpatrick live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,017,994th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 88 people.
This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 19,247 people, or 1 in 18,832. In The United States Kilpatrick is most frequent in: Texas, where 11 percent live, Florida, where 8 percent live and Alabama, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States Kilpatrick occurs in 56 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Kilpatrick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kilpatrick has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 729 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 913 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 121 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 73 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kilpatrick Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Presbyterian (43%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kilpatrick last name are 17.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.5% being registered with the party.
The amount Kilpatrick earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.95% more than the national average, earning R 356,340 per year; in United States they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $41,934 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.42% more than the national average, earning $52,872 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kilpatric | 95 | 174 | / |
| Killpatrick | 95 | 172 | / |
| Kilpatrik | 95 | 18 | / |
| Kilpatricke | 95 | 2 | / |
| Klpatrick | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kilpatricks | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kilpatreick | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kilpathrick | 95 | 1 | / |
| Kilpaatrick | 95 | 1 | / |
| Killpattrick | 91 | 0 | / |
| Kelpatrick | 90 | 3 | / |
| Kilpatritk | 90 | 1 | / |
| Killpatrik | 90 | 0 | / |
| Killpatric | 90 | 0 | / |
| Kilpetrrick | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kellpatrick | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kellpatricks | 82 | 0 | / |
| Chilpatric | 80 | 2 | / |
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Kilpatrick Reference & Research
Fitzpatrick DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Kirkpatrick-Kilpatri FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
Fitzpatrick FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Kirkpatrick-Kilpatri FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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