Kilty Surname

266,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kilty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kilty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7821:463,50239,521
England4161:133,93813,173
Canada991:372,17833,288
Ireland751:62,7864,144
New Zealand361:125,78715,451
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
France71:9,488,960336,266
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland691:64,2014,905
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
Scotland431:87,0524,622
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1421:353,65327,017

Kilty (50) may also be a first name.

Kilty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kilty is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilty? popularity and diffusion

Kilty is the 266,307th most numerous last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 4,964,268 people. The last name Kilty occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Kilty live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,412,538th most widespread forename in the world, borne by 50 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 782 people, or 1 in 463,502. In The United States it is most frequent in: Nevada, where 15 percent live, Wisconsin, where 14 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Other than The United States Kilty is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Kilty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kilty has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kilty surname rose 551 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 527 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 109 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 49 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilty Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kilty are 4.94% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 58.17% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kilty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.99% more than the national average, earning $48,324 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.61% less than the national average, earning $49,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kielty912,328/
Kiltoy912/
Kiltay911/
Kiltey910/
Killty910/
Klty891/
Kielthy83205/
Kelty802,786/
Kilta80170/
Kilte8093/
Klety8035/
Kilti8014/
Cilty801/
Quilty732,935/
Keelty73581/
Kiltie73329/
Kelthy7326/
Kiltti7321/
Kletty7310/
Keltey734/
Killte733/
Kilthe732/
Kellty732/
Kiltei731/
Keltyh731/
Kiltai731/
Kielta731/
Keltay731/
Kuilti731/
Kiltha731/
Kiltte730/
Kilthei674/
Kislter673/
Klti672/
Klta672/
Quiltuy671/
Quiltey670/
Kiltetz670/

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Kilty Reference & Research

Kelty FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Kelty 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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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kilty
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