Kizziah Surname
Approximately 728 people bear this surname
Kizziah Surname User-submission:
The Kizziah surname is Native American. It comes from the Tuscarora Indians and is the name of one of the Tuscarora clans. This name is believed to have come from an early Tuscaroran Chief named Kizziah, (which means 'black rabbit'). A document still survives from the early 1600s in which Chief Kizziah signed his name trading his lands to the United States Government.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 727 | 1:498,568 | 41,951 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Kizziah (35) may also be a first name.
Kizziah Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Kizziah surname is Native American. It comes from the Tuscarora Indians and is the name of one of the Tuscarora clans. This name is believed to have come from an early Tuscaroran Chief named Kizziah, (which means 'black rabbit'). A document still survives from the early 1600s in which Chief Kizziah signed his name trading his lands to the United States Government. It is said he then moved the majority of his people to a reservation in New York State. The rest of his clan chose to move to the reservation in Cherokee, North Carolina.
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Kizziah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kizziah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kizziah is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kizziah? popularity and diffusion
Kizziah is the 463,189th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 10,010,365 people. Kizziah is mostly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Kizziah live; 92 percent live in North America and 92 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring first name world-wide It is held by 35 people.
The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 727 people, or 1 in 498,568. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Alabama, where 51 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 0 percent are found.
Kizziah Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kizziah has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kizziah surname increased 4,039 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kizziah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kizziah surname are 13.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.75% being registered with the party.
Kizziah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.8% less than the national average, earning $36,763 USD per year.
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