Kistle Surname

1,465,390th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 145 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Kistle Surname Definition:

KESTAL, KESTEL, KESTELL, KESTLE: From Kestle in Ladock, or Kestle Wartha in Manaccan; said to have been named from a British camp or fortification formerly upon the lands, or near the sea-coast; from kastal, kestell, a fort or castle. The arms of this family are Argent, three falcons Proper; also Or, three castles turreted, Gules.

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Kistle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:3,661,201203,401
England421:1,326,62059,571
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Kistle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

KESTAL, KESTEL, KESTELL, KESTLE: From Kestle in Ladock, or Kestle Wartha in Manaccan; said to have been named from a British camp or fortification formerly upon the lands, or near the sea-coast; from kastal, kestell, a fort or castle. The arms of this family are Argent, three falcons Proper; also Or, three castles turreted, Gules. There are other places in Cornwall with the adjunct Kestell, and the surnames Kastell and Kistle are etymologically the same name.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kistle Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kistle is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kistle.

How Common Is The Last Name Kistle? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,465,390th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 50,258,937 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kistle reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kistle is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 39 percent reside, Colorado, where 10 percent reside and Minnesota, where 9 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in England, where 29 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Kistle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kistle has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kistle last name increased 291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kistle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kistle last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kistle earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 5.8% more than the national average, earning 366,166 kr per year and in United States they earn 49.67% more than the national average, earning $64,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kaistle920/
Kistley920/
Kisstler862/
Kisttler860/
Kästle831,625/
Kestle83544/
Küstle831/
Kistla831/
Kustle830/
Kästele7753/
Küstler7752/
Kestles7725/
Kästler7721/
Keestle771/
Kestley771/
Cistley771/
Chistle771/
Keastle771/
Kestile771/
Kystler770/
Kusstle770/
Kesttle770/
Kaisteller750/
Kesztler71205/
Kistella7185/
Kestelle7121/
Kesztele7120/
Quistler7112/
Kistelli7110/
Kesstler717/
Chistley712/
Kesthley711/
Keastler711/
Keestler710/
Kestlerr710/
Kästli67326/
Kestly67136/
Kestli6718/
Kestla676/
Caistelle672/
Cästle671/
Cestle671/
Quiestlle671/
Custle670/
Quistelle670/

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