Kipling Surname

163,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,649 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Kipling 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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Kipling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3031:42,7615,453
United States4811:753,55358,836
Canada4341:84,8989,423
Australia1141:236,80422,158
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Indonesia411:3,225,590176,839
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Papua New Guinea281:291,20439,406
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Wales251:123,7819,267
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Barbados111:26,1321,223
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
France41:16,605,680368,153
China41:341,830,39216,990
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7111:34,2834,493
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Kipling (943) may also be a first name.

Kipling 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

From Kiplin; a location name in Yorkshire in the Domesday Book, Chipeling.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

Kipling Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kipling (Russian: Киплинг) is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kipling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kipling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kipling is the 163,864th most frequently occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 2,751,055 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Kipling live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles. Kipling is also the 263,138th most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 943 people.

The last name is most frequently held in England, where it is borne by 1,303 people, or 1 in 42,761. In England Kipling is mostly found in: Durham, where 21 percent reside, North Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside and South Yorkshire, where 8 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 41 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Canada, where 16 percent reside.

Kipling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kipling has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kipling surname increased 183 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 496 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kipling Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kipling surname are 4.72% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.49% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kipling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 41.4% more than the national average, earning R 336,024 per year; in United States they earn 6.53% more than the national average, earning $45,967 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.98% less than the national average, earning $44,227 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kippling9311/
Kepling8688/
Kupling860/
Chipling8032/
Keplings802/
Keppling802/
Keepling800/
Kupleng7172/
Kepleng711/
Cupling711/
Kuplenk5753/

Kipling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kipling in the Russian language
Киплингkipling-

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