Kinneir Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Kinneir Surname Definition:
(Celtic) belonging to Kinneir (Fife) = (prob.) the Western Head or Hill [Gaelic cinn (ceann), head + iar, west]
Kinneir Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 69 | 1:807,508 | 43,459 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 30 | 1:812,512 | 35,970 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kinneir Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) belonging to Kinneir (Fife) = (prob.) the Western Head or Hill [Gaelic cinn (ceann), head + iar, west]
The family had a charter of the lands so called in Fifeshire, from King Alexander H. Nisbet.
Kinneir Demographics
Kinneir Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kinneir Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinneir Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kinneir is found most frequently in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kinneir click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinneir? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,106,139th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Kinneir reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 807,508. In England Kinneir is most prevalent in: Northamptonshire, where 48 percent live, City of Bristol, where 19 percent live and Wiltshire, where 12 percent live. Outside of England Kinneir occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 8 percent live and Israel, where 5 percent live.
Kinneir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kinneir has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kinneir last name rose 230 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kinneir Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
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