Kircaldy Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kircaldy Surname Definition:

From the town of Kirkcaldy in Fife. Willilmus de Kyrcaudi, cleric in Stirling, 1299 (RAA., I, p. 277). In 1331 we have record of money paid to John of Kirkcaldy (ER., I, p. 370), and Andreas de Kirkrildy, capellanus S. Marie de Anderistona (= St.

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Kircaldy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland71:534,74514,325

Kircaldy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the town of Kirkcaldy in Fife. Willilmus de Kyrcaudi, cleric in Stirling, 1299 (RAA., I, p. 277). In 1331 we have record of money paid to John of Kirkcaldy (ER., I, p. 370), and Andreas de Kirkrildy, capellanus S. Marie de Anderistona (= St. Andrews), was granted a pension of five merks a year by King David II in 1363 (RMS., I, 167). The land of Simon de Kyrcaldy in Edynburgche is mentioned in 1366 (RMS., I, 261; Egidii, p. 19), and perhaps the same Simon appears as a burgess there in 1392 (Egidii, p. 28). John of Kirkaldy, Scots merchant, had a safe conduct into England in 1426 (Bain, IV, 999), Andrew Kirkcaldy was scribe of the town council of Dysart in 1535 (Dysart, p. 3), and in 1540 mention is made of "veneranda mulier Agnes Karcalde" in the same town (ibid., p. 6). Marjory Kirkcaldy was a resident in Dysart in 1572 (ibid., p. 37), and David Kirkaldie was a tenant of the abbot of Newbattle in 1563 (Neubotle, p. 327). Sir William Kirkcaldy of Grange took a prominent part in the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546, and was himself executed in 1573. An old family of Kirkcaldy of Inchture ended in an heiress, Marjorie, who was married to Reginald Kinnaird and got the lands confirmed to him by a charter of Robert III (RMS., I, App. II, 1866). Kircade 1646.

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

A royal burgh and parish in Fifeshire.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
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Kircaldy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kircaldy is more commonly found in Scotland than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kircaldy.

How Common Is The Last Name Kircaldy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 14,316,765th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kircaldy reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most commonly occurring in Scotland, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 5,353,817. In Scotland Kircaldy is most frequent in: Fife, where 100 percent live.

Kircaldy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kircaldy has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Kircaldy surname decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Kircaldie8212/
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Kercalda750/
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Kirkaldie71267/
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Kirkholder5617/

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