Kinloch Surname

146,738th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,020 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

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).

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Kinloch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0491:345,52831,033
Scotland5581:9,5951,350
England4571:121,92112,312
Canada2861:128,83113,423
Australia2231:121,05713,326
South Africa1701:318,69230,132
New Zealand1511:29,9895,243
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Wales181:171,91811,581
Nicaragua81:752,6364,372
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
France11:66,422,722504,397
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland6331:5,913865
England311:786,30235,304
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1791:280,55122,627

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Local: from the lands of Kinloch in Fifeshire.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

Local. From lands in Fifeshire. Kian Loch—"the head of the lake."

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

(Scotch), Head of the lake. (variant: Kane.)

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Kinloch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinloch occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinloch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 146,738th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,413,095 people. The surname Kinloch occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Kinloch reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kinloch is also the 1,448,253rd most common given name in the world It is held by 48 people.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,049 people, or 1 in 345,528. In The United States Kinloch is most prevalent in: South Carolina, where 24 percent are found, New York, where 13 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Kinloch exists in 31 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 18 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

Kinloch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kinloch has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying 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 Kinloch surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kinloch are 3.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.53% registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinlouch931/
Kinlock86640/
Kanloch861/
Kimloch861/
Kenloch861/
Kinlach860/
Kinlocke80166/
Kinlok773/
Kenlock71208/
Kinilog7147/
Konlock7128/
Kinholc715/
Kinlako713/
Kinloga712/
Kinloka711/
Kenlach710/
Kinlick710/
Kinlegh710/
Kenlocke675/
Kinlaoko673/
Kienholc672/
Kanlokhe672/
Quiniloc671/
Koonlock671/
Khanlach671/
Kinalica671/
Kwinlack671/
Chinlauch630/
Kenlac6216/
Kymlach57214/
Cenluch571/

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