Kiplin Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kiplin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kiplin,' a township in the parish of Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire The final 'g' is excrescent, as in Jennings, &c.

1756. Married — Samuel Piatt and Elizabeth Kippling: St.

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Kiplin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea821:99,43613,359
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England31:18,572,686338,250
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Kiplin (349) may also be a first name.

Kiplin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kiplin,' a township in the parish of Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire The final 'g' is excrescent, as in Jennings, &c.

1756. Married — Samuel Piatt and Elizabeth Kippling: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Kiplin (N.Yorks) [The absence of early forms makes it difficult to speak with certainty as to the origin of this place-name; but if the modern name is a safe guide the second element is prob. the North. English lin(n, a torrent or waterfall—O.N.E. hlynn (Kip­lin is on the R. Ouse); and the first element the North. English kip, a pointed hill: cp. Low Ger. kippe, a brink, edge; Early Mod. High Ger. kipfe, a point; conn. with Old Norse kippa and Dutch kippen, to pull, snatch, strike] There is a Kipling Cotes Station in East Yorks; but the name here is perhaps modern.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township in the N. Riding of Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Kiplings, who take their name from a North Riding township, are best represented on the Durham border in the district of Darlington.

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

Kiplin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kiplin (Russian: Киплин) is more frequently found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kiplin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kiplin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,683,218th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. Kiplin occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 71 percent of Kiplin live; 71 percent live in Oceania Islands and 70 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Kiplin is also the 466,636th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 349 people.

The last name is most common in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 82 people, or 1 in 99,436. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: Milne Bay, where 49 percent reside, Madang, where 20 percent reside and Northern, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Russia, where 5 percent reside.

Kiplin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kiplin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kiplin last name grew 114 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 84 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kiplin Last Name Statistics demography

Kiplin earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.17% more than the national average, earning $44,516 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kieplin9297/
Kiplina921/
Kiplimn921/
Kaipplin865/
Keplin83642/
Kuplin83116/
Kiplen839/
Kiplim832/
Képlin831/
Kiplyn830/
Chiplin77411/
Kepplin7799/
Kipplen7726/
Kuplien7716/
Keplina775/
Kieplen774/
Keppling712/
Chipplin710/
Kuplen67215/
Ceplin67189/
Küplen6797/
Keplyn6721/
Kuplyn678/
Käyppelin676/
Keplen671/
Chiplen6278/
Keppeln6219/
Cheplin6216/
Keplyna628/
Kepllen621/
Kayplen621/
Khuplen621/
Keplent621/
Ceiplen620/
Kepellen571/
Cepeln505/
Ceplen501/

Kiplin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kiplin in the Russian language
Киплинkiplin-

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