Kitley Surname

488,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Kitley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3081:1,176,81584,096
England2001:278,59021,737
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Wales41:773,63329,106
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2101:116,07311,213
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States841:597,84140,179

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 Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A location name in Devon.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keitley92119/
Kittley92102/
Kietley921/
Kaitley921/
Kistley920/
Kithley920/
Kitle9122/
Kitly9116/
Keithley862,990/
Kiethley8610/
Kittle836,303/
Ketley831,703/
Kitlei8313/
Kietly8311/
Kitlee838/
Keitly835/
Kitloe834/
Keitle833/
Kitlle832/
Kittly831/
Kitlya831/
Kithle831/
Koitly831/
Citley831/
Kitlue831/
Kutley830/
Kitleyová803/
Keithtley802/
Keithleyu801/
Keatley772,604/
Keetley77875/
Keithly77630/
Kettley77595/
Kethley77165/
Keitler7727/
Kithler7722/
Quitley7712/
Koitele779/
Chitley778/
Kaitele775/
Kittled771/
Kiethly771/
Kitlyas771/
Koitler771/
Keitles771/
Keitele771/
Caitley770/
Kuittle770/
Kaistle770/
Keittle770/
Kuttley770/
Keitely770/
Koittle770/
Kittlle770/
Kutle73310/
Kütle73277/
Kytle73240/
Kitli73229/
Kitla73159/
Ketle7341/
Ketly7317/
Citle7315/
Keathley713,013/
Keithler7151/
Chittley7129/
Quittley7129/
Kaithele7110/
Koitlepp719/
Kitillya717/
Ketilley716/
Kitlyash714/
Ketelley714/
Kettlley713/
Keitilly713/
Kisstler712/
Keithlet712/
Keithliy711/
Kesthley711/
Kittle's711/
Ketylley711/
Kethleey711/
Kethlley711/
Keyteley710/
Keateley710/
Keyhtley710/
Keethley710/
Keattley710/
Keittely710/
Keuthley710/
Kittelle710/
Kisttler710/
Ketthley710/
Kettle678,714/
Kutlay672,898/
Kitlas67749/
Chitle67618/
Koitla67292/
Kietla67228/
Khetle67175/
Kyttle67150/
Kestly67136/
Keetle67113/
Khutle67106/
Kytler6781/
Kitlai6768/
Kitlap6753/
Ketlya6735/
Quitle6732/
Kettly6726/
Keatly6711/
Keytle6711/
Kittli6710/
Kethly677/
Keetly675/
Ketlie675/
Ketloy675/
Kutlea674/
Kitlla674/
Kittla674/
Khitla674/
Ketlee674/
Cittle673/
Kitleiová673/
Khetly673/
Kutlya672/
Ketles672/
Ketlle672/
Kaitla671/
Kaitli671/
Kitlau671/
Quitly671/
Kuthle671/
Kytlle671/
Kgetle671/
Kitlad671/
Kitlis671/
Kätler671/
Kketle671/
Keitli671/
Ketlea671/
Ketlet671/
Ketlue671/
Kethelley671/
Kethilley671/
Kethylley671/
Kettilley671/
Kaytly671/
Kuttle670/

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