Kissane Surname
Approximately 3,300 people bear this surname
Kissane Surname Definition:
Ó Ciosáin The correct form Kissane is retained in Kerry; in Co. Cork it has become Cashman. Gissane, found in west Clare, is the same name. MIF 158
Kissane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,513 | 1:239,563 | 22,918 |
| Ireland | 718 | 1:6,558 | 976 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| England | 396 | 1:140,702 | 13,671 |
| Australia | 162 | 1:166,640 | 17,199 |
| New Zealand | 17 | 1:266,372 | 23,826 |
| Northern Ireland | 12 | 1:153,753 | 8,250 |
| Israel | 10 | 1:855,763 | 54,181 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 470 | 1:9,425 | 1,386 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Kissane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Ciosáin The correct form Kissane is retained in Kerry; in Co. Cork it has become Cashman. Gissane, found in west Clare, is the same name. MIF 158
Ó Ciosáin The correct form Kissane is retained in Kerry; in Co. Cork it has become Cashman. Gissane, found in west Clare, is the same name. MIF 158
(Irish) Grandson of Casan (little, curly one).
##### (German) Descendant of little Giso, a pet form of names beginning with Geisel (staff), as Gisher, Gisemar and Gisulf.
Kissane Demographics
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Kissane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kissane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kissane occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kissane? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 136,058th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,208,347 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Kissane are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,513 people, or 1 in 239,563. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 21 percent live, Illinois, where 13 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 22 percent live and Morocco, where 12 percent live.
Kissane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kissane has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,073 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 153 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it rose 3,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kissane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kissane last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kissane are 2.9% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Kissane earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 75.14% more than the national average, earning R 416,196 per year and in United States they earn 17.04% more than the national average, earning $50,501 USD per year.
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Kissane Reference & Research
Kissane DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Kissane FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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