Kitley Surname
Approximately 679 people bear this surname
Kitley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ketley,' a chapelry in the parish of Wellington, Salop.
1561. Married — Richard Wilchom and Elizabeth Kitly: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1573. Henry Roe and Susanna Keteley: Marriage Lic.
Read More About This SurnameKitley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 308 | 1:1,176,815 | 84,096 |
| England | 200 | 1:278,590 | 21,737 |
| South Africa | 107 | 1:506,334 | 41,014 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Hungary | 9 | 1:1,090,697 | 49,203 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 210 | 1:116,073 | 11,213 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 84 | 1:597,841 | 40,179 |
Kitley (24) may also be a first name.
Kitley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ketley,' a chapelry in the parish of Wellington, Salop.
1561. Married — Richard Wilchom and Elizabeth Kitly: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).
1573. Henry Roe and Susanna Keteley: Marriage Lic. (London).
Possibly the above is a variant of Keighley, which see.
1742. Baptised — William, s. Ambrose Kitely: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1781. Married — George Thornton and Amey Ketly: St. George, Hanover Square.
A location name in Devon.
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Kitley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kitley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kitley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kitley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 488,458th most widespread last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 10,732,763 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Kitley are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kitley is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held given name in the world, held by 24 people.
The last name Kitley is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 308 people, or 1 in 1,176,815. In The United States Kitley is primarily found in: California, where 18 percent reside, Illinois, where 14 percent reside and Indiana, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States it occurs in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 29 percent reside and South Africa, where 16 percent reside.
Kitley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kitley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 367 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 5 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kitley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kitley surname are 22.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.7% registered with the political party.
The amount Kitley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130.08% more than the national average, earning R 546,756 per year; in United States they earn 16.54% more than the national average, earning $50,288 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.85% more than the national average, earning $53,084 CAD per year.
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Kitley Reference & Research
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