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 appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kistle? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,465,390th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 50,258,937 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kistle reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kistle is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 99 people, or 1 in 3,661,201. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 39 percent live, Colorado, where 10 percent live and Minnesota, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Kistle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kistle has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kistle last name grew 291 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kistle Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kistle are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.82% being registered with 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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