Kilvert Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Kilvert Surname Definition:

From killy-verth, the whitethorn grove.

Kilvert Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2671:208,68217,974
Canada681:541,84745,466
Australia491:550,93340,757
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Wales341:91,0167,411
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1421:171,65814,473
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Kilvert (35) may also be a first name.

Kilvert Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From killy-verth, the whitethorn grove.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kilvert Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kilvert is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilvert? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 660,498th most numerous last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kilvert live; 66 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles. Kilvert is also the 1,744,716th most frequent first name on earth, borne by 35 people.

It is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 267 people, or 1 in 208,682. In England it is most prevalent in: West Midlands, where 28 percent live, Shropshire, where 22 percent live and Greater Manchester, where 14 percent live. Excluding England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 15 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Kilvert Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kilvert has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kilvert last name grew 188 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 486 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 378 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilvert Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kilvert surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered with the party.

The amount Kilvert earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 38.7% more than the national average, earning $59,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.55% more than the national average, earning $51,448 CAD per year.

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