Kilshaw Surname

328,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Kilshaw Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Culcheth,' a township in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire The Culcheths of Burscough spelt their name variously as Culcheth, Culshaw, and Kilshaw. 'The place is called Kilsha by the common people': Baines' Lancashire.

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Kilshaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8191:68,0327,868
South Africa621:873,83457,209
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Australia511:529,32739,816
Wales501:61,8915,534
Canada421:877,27667,671
Scotland201:267,69112,985
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3991:61,0917,127
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Kilshaw Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Culcheth,' a township in the parish of Winwick, Lancashire The Culcheths of Burscough spelt their name variously as Culcheth, Culshaw, and Kilshaw. 'The place is called Kilsha by the common people': Baines' Lancashire.

Henry de Culchet, Lancashire, 1201: Baines' Lancashire.

Gilbert de Kulchet: ibid.

William Kilshaw, of Burscough, 1617: Wills at Chester.

Geoffrey Culcheth, of Hindley, 1585: ibid.

Thomas Culcheth, of Leigh, 1611: ibid.

John Kilshaw, of Burscough, 1619: ibid.

Edward Culshaw (Culcheth), of Burscough, 1641: ibid. (1621-50).

John Culcheth, of Culcheth, parish of Winwick, 1640: ibid.

William Culcheth, or Culshaw, of Burscough. 1665: ibid. (1660-80).

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kelsey,' two parishes, North and South Kelsey, in Lincolnshire.

Brice de Keleseye, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Peter de Keleseve, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1550. Baptised — Elizabeth Kellaye: St. Michael. Cornhill.

1552. Married — William Keltredge and Agnes Kelsaye: ibid.

1574. — William Kelsea and Isabell Imme: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1795. — Thomas Kelsey and Maria Thomas: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

V. Culshaw.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

North and South Kelsey are parishes in co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Kilsey or Kelsey in Cubert; from kil-zeh, the dry neck of land. Kelsey is however the appellation of two parishes co. Lincoln.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Local. A town in Lincolnshire, England. Kelsey, in Cornish British, signifies the "dry neck," from Kel, a neck, and syck, dry.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Kelseys bear an old Kent name. The ancient Kelseys possessed Kelsey, Beckenham, in the 13th and 14th centuries. In 1659 Colonel Kelsey represented Dover in Parliament, and was lieutenant of Dover Castle (H.). A hundred years since, there were Kelseys in Hawking parish (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kilshaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilshaw is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilshaw? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilshaw is the 328,117th most widespread surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,443,454 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 80 percent of Kilshaw reside; 79 percent reside in Northern Europe and 79 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 819 people, or 1 in 68,032. In England Kilshaw is most frequent in: Merseyside, where 25 percent live, Lancashire, where 15 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 12 percent live. Other than England it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Kilshaw Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kilshaw has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kilshaw surname rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 241 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kilshaw Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kilshaw last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kilshaw last name are 3.02% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.25% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kilshaw earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.78% less than the national average, earning R 143,100 per year; in United States they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $44,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $49,143 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kilshawe936/
Killshaw931/
Kelshaw86579/
Cilshaw862/
Killsaw860/
Kilschow808/
Kilshova801/
Kelsaw77241/
Kilsow771/
Kelchaw7112/
Kelshow712/
Kilshov711/
Kleshova6721/
Klesow629/
Kilsov623/
Klsovh621/
Clesaw621/
Kelsow621/
Klesova57558/
Kleshov5734/
Kelsova575/
Koelsow570/
Kellsow570/
Klessova532/
Klsob507/

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