Kilpin Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kilpin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kilpin,' a township in the parish of Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire.

1594. Richard Kilpin: Register of the University of Oxford.

1603. Robert Kilpin, Buckinghamshire: ibid.

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Kilpin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2831:196,88417,288
Australia651:415,31833,226
United States621:5,846,112285,490
South Africa611:888,15957,770
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1151:211,96016,503
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kilpin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kilpin,' a township in the parish of Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire.

1594. Richard Kilpin: Register of the University of Oxford.

1603. Robert Kilpin, Buckinghamshire: ibid.

1690. Baptised — Sarah, d. William Killpin: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1720. Married — Benjamin Kilpin and Susanna Butler: St. Mary Aldermary.

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

1 belonging to Kilpin (Yorks), 11th cent. Celpen = (prob.) the (Animal) Enclosure by the Spring [N.Dial.E. kill or kell, Old Norse kelda (Dano-Norwegian kilde), a spring + -pin for Old English pen(n, a pen, fold] 2 perh. occasionally for Gilpin, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Perhaps a corruption of Gilpin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kilpin Last Name Facts

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

Kilpin is found most frequently in England. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilpin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilpin is the 615,220th most frequent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Kilpin are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 196,884. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 16 percent live, Somerset, where 11 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 9 percent live. Not including England this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Kilpin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kilpin has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 246 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,240 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilpin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kilpin surname are 21.41% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.18% registered with the political party.

The amount Kilpin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning R 244,836 per year; in United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.74% more than the national average, earning $55,017 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielpin929/
Kilpienė865/
Kelpin83519/
Kölpin83489/
Klepin83355/
Kølpin8314/
Kilpen831/
Cilpin830/
Kleppin77319/
Koelpin77135/
Kölpien7743/
Klepina7729/
Kelpien7719/
Kelping772/
Kölping771/
Kelpina771/
Kleping771/
Klepien770/
Kilpeen770/
Klepping71180/
Koelpien7111/
Kleppien717/
Kelpen6746/
Klepinova6714/
Clepin674/
Klepyn673/
Klepen671/
Celpin670/
Kleppen62309/
Chelpin6243/
Klepyna626/
Cellpin622/
Cleppien5714/
Klepnova571/
Chehelpin537/
Klepynova533/
Klepenova531/
Clepen502/

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