Kilvington Surname

328,117th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kilvington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kilvington,' (1) a parish in Nottinghamshire, seven miles from Newark; (2) a parish in North Riding of Yorks, near Thirsk.

1733. Buried — Elizabeth Kilvington: St. Mary Aldermary.

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Kilvington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8281:67,2927,800
Australia951:284,16525,304
United States871:4,166,195223,594
Wales441:70,3306,116
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Scotland171:314,93014,413
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5521:44,1585,500
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Kilvington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kilvington,' (1) a parish in Nottinghamshire, seven miles from Newark; (2) a parish in North Riding of Yorks, near Thirsk.

1733. Buried — Elizabeth Kilvington: St. Mary Aldermary.

1736. — Thomas Kilvington: ibid.

1763. Married — Joseph Shout and Elizabeth Kilvington: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Kilvington (Notts, Yorks) = (prob.) the Estate of the Céol(w)ulf Family [A. - Sax. *Céol- (w)ulfinga-tún--inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c., in cos. York and Nottingham.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Kilvingtons take their name from townships in the North Riding. John Kilvington was sheriff of the city of York in 1643 (D.), and the name is still in that city.

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

Kilvington Last Name Facts

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

Kilvington occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kilvington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kilvington is the 328,117th most numerous surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 6,443,454 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kilvington are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 79 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 828 people, or 1 in 67,292. In England Kilvington is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 20 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 18 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 14 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Kilvington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kilvington has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kilvington last name grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 414 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kilvington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kilvington surname are 5.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kilvington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.46% less than the national average, earning $41,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.21% more than the national average, earning $54,754 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kelvington90268/
Klivington9012/
Culvington801/
Kelvingten800/
Colvington800/
Kelvingtenn760/

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