Kilroe Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kilroe Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for the Irish Mac Giolla-Ruaidh = Son of Gilroy, q.v.

Kilroe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1471:379,03426,619
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
United States1291:2,809,759166,838
Ireland951:49,5683,605
Canada531:695,20056,020
Australia271:999,84158,390
Wales51:618,90625,852
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1081:41,0173,721
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

Kilroe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for the Irish Mac Giolla-Ruaidh = Son of Gilroy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

SIF 160

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Kilroe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilroe occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kilroe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilroe? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 538,129th most frequently used last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 12,186,532 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 42 percent of Kilroe reside; 42 percent reside in Northern Europe and 42 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Kilroe is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 147 people, or 1 in 379,034. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Merseyside, where 40 percent reside, Greater London, where 10 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 8 percent reside. Beside England it exists in 11 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Kilroe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kilroe has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kilroe last name grew 1,131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 253 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 12 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kilroe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kilroe last name is principally Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kilroe last name are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kilroe earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning R 284,532 per year; in United States they earn 4.49% more than the national average, earning $45,086 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.28% more than the national average, earning $51,808 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilroye920/
Killroe920/
Killroye860/
Kilroy835,672/
Kilrey83162/
Kilrea8366/
Kilrei835/
Kilrou831/
Kelroe830/
Killroy7717/
Chilroe771/
Kilroys771/
Kellroe770/
Kilroyd770/
Killrie770/
Kilru732/
Klroy730/
D'Kilroy711/
Killlroy710/
Kelrey67453/
Kelroy6750/
Kilray6729/
Kilrud678/
Kelrei678/
Kelree671/
Qilrey671/
Klerey671/
Kilroyaud671/
Cilroy671/

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