Kinloch Surname
Approximately 3,020 people bear this surname
Kinloch Surname Definition:
From the lands or barony of Kinloch at the head of Rossie Loch, parish of Collessie, Fife. Murinus de Kindelouc or Kindelouch and Maurice de Kindelouch witnessed grants by Roger de Quincy and by Henry de Winton, c. 1202—52 (RPSA., p. 256,257, 272).
Read More About This SurnameKinloch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,049 | 1:345,528 | 31,033 |
| Scotland | 558 | 1:9,595 | 1,350 |
| England | 457 | 1:121,921 | 12,312 |
| Canada | 286 | 1:128,831 | 13,423 |
| Australia | 223 | 1:121,057 | 13,326 |
| South Africa | 170 | 1:318,692 | 30,132 |
| New Zealand | 151 | 1:29,989 | 5,243 |
| Northern Ireland | 35 | 1:52,715 | 4,341 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| Nicaragua | 8 | 1:752,636 | 4,372 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 11 | 1:402,715 | 14,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 633 | 1:5,913 | 865 |
| England | 31 | 1:786,302 | 35,304 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:313,683 | 10,604 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 179 | 1:280,551 | 22,627 |
Kinloch (48) may also be a first name.
Kinloch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the lands or barony of Kinloch at the head of Rossie Loch, parish of Collessie, Fife. Murinus de Kindelouc or Kindelouch and Maurice de Kindelouch witnessed grants by Roger de Quincy and by Henry de Winton, c. 1202—52 (RPSA., p. 256,257, 272). Galfridus de Keldelach was a charter witness, c. 1237 (LAC., 78) and John de Kyndelouch and his heirs had a confirmation of the privilege of a mill-pool in Fife, c. 1250 (SHR., II, p. 173). William de Kyndelloche of Fifeshire rendered homage in 1296. His seal bears a rabbit below foliage, S' Will'i de Kinlhoi, and in the same year as William de Kindelow he was one of an inquest on the lands of Disarde (Dysart) (Bain, II, p. 204,216, 545). Johannes de Kyndelouch, miles, attested a confirmation charter by David II to Ysabella de Fyf in 1365 (RMS., I, 221), Sir John Kyndeloch was chaplain to friar Andrew Meldrum, brother of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem in Scotland, 1438 (Bain IV, 1117). The Kinlochs have had a long and honorable connection with Dundee, and George Kinloch was elected the first M. P. for Dundee in the Reformed Parliament of 1832. Kynloche 1615, Kynloicht and Kynloycht 1555.
(Celtic) belonging to Kinloch (a common Scottish place-name) = the Head of the Loch [Gaelic cinn (ceann) + locha, genit. of loch, lake, arm of the sea]
Local: from the lands of Kinloch in Fifeshire.
Local. From lands in Fifeshire. Kian Loch—"the head of the lake."
(Scotch), Head of the lake. (variant: Kane.)
Kinloch Demographics
Kinloch Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Kinloch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinloch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kinloch occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinloch? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 146,738th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,413,095 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kinloch live; 44 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 48 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,049 people, or 1 in 345,528. In The United States Kinloch is most common in: South Carolina, where 24 percent live, New York, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States it exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 18 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.
Kinloch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kinloch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kinloch surname rose 586 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 1,474 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kinloch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kinloch surname are 3.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.53% being registered with the party.
The amount Kinloch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.31% less than the national average, earning R 222,648 per year; in United States they earn 7.38% more than the national average, earning $46,335 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.82% more than the national average, earning $51,086 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinlouch | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kinlock | 86 | 640 | / |
| Kanloch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimloch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kenloch | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kinlach | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kinlocke | 80 | 166 | / |
| Kinlok | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kenlock | 71 | 208 | / |
| Kinilog | 71 | 47 | / |
| Konlock | 71 | 28 | / |
| Kinholc | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kinlako | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kinloga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kinloka | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kenlach | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinlick | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinlegh | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kenlocke | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kinlaoko | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kienholc | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kanlokhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Quiniloc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Koonlock | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khanlach | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinalica | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kwinlack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chinlauch | 63 | 0 | / |
| Kenlac | 62 | 16 | / |
| Kymlach | 57 | 214 | / |
| Cenluch | 57 | 1 | / |
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