Kinsella Surname

26,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,376 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kinsella Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish Ceannsealach (ne- potic form O'Cinnsealaigh) [Irish ceann (genit. cinn), head + s(e)alach, stained]

Kinsella Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2461:58,0316,878
Ireland6,0171:783135
England4,3661:12,7621,880
Australia1,3341:20,2372,803
Canada1,0871:33,8974,359
Scotland2791:19,1892,260
Wales2481:12,4781,383
Northern Ireland1741:10,6041,650
New Zealand1531:29,5975,184
South Africa961:564,35143,987
France571:1,165,311123,217
Thailand381:1,858,904228,660
Argentina331:1,295,25574,988
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Guam121:13,3432,098
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
China71:195,331,65210,124
Norway61:857,04855,549
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Macau11:601,6301,582
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,7901:1,588302
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3971:61,3997,157
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7161:70,1387,577

Kinsella (48) may also be a first name.

Kinsella Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish Ceannsealach (ne- potic form O'Cinnsealaigh) [Irish ceann (genit. cinn), head + s(e)alach, stained]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Cinnsealach One of the few Gaelic-Irish surnames without the prefix O or Mac. This sept is a branch of the MacMurroughs. IF 203 etc; Map Carl, Wex

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the Cinnsealaigh (head stained), a clan in Wexford, Ireland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kinsella Last Name Facts

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

Kinsella (Russian: Кинселла) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinsella? popularity and diffusion

It is the 26,410th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 357,653 people. Kinsella is predominantly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Kinsella reside; 55 percent reside in Northern Europe and 54 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,448,253rd most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 48 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 6,246 people, or 1 in 58,031. In The United States it is most numerous in: Illinois, where 15 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this last name occurs in 57 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 30 percent reside and England, where 21 percent reside.

Kinsella Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kinsella has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kinsella last name grew 872 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 216 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 698 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,756 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinsella Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kinsella surname is predominantly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kinsella are 7.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kinsella earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning 393,721 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.32% more than the national average, earning R 312,072 per year; in United States they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning $50,430 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.5% more than the national average, earning $51,422 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kinsella Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kinsella in the Russian language
Кинселлаkinsella-

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