Kyffin Surname

746,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 385 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Kyffin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kyffin', seemingly a Welsh personal name, perhaps a variant of Griffin.

1586. Lewis Kyffin, Denbighshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1590. John Kyffin, Salop: ibid.

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Kyffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1811:307,83523,246
United States731:4,965,191254,179
Wales681:45,5084,331
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales651:24,1291,387

Kyffin (13) may also be a first name.

Kyffin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kyffin', seemingly a Welsh personal name, perhaps a variant of Griffin.

1586. Lewis Kyffin, Denbighshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1590. John Kyffin, Salop: ibid.

1620. Cadwalader Kyffin, Hart-Hall: ibid.

1622. Baptised — Annis, d. Robart Kiffen: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1639. William Marsh and Anne Kiffin: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(Celtic) Just, Righteous [Welsh cyfiawn— y as u] This name is pron. Kuffin by its possessors.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A Welsh name. Cyffin in that language, implies a limit or abutment. The surname is therefore probably local.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Welsh Cyffin; a personal name.

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

Kyffin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kyffin is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kyffin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kyffin is the 746,827th most prevalent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. Kyffin is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kyffin are found; 65 percent are found in Northern Europe and 65 percent are found in British Isles. Kyffin is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 13 people.

The last name is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 307,835. In England it is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 23 percent live, Oxfordshire, where 11 percent live and Greater London, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name occurs in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent live and Wales, where 18 percent live.

Kyffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kyffin has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Kyffin last name grew 278 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 105 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kyffin Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kyffin are 35.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the party.

The amount Kyffin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 163.59% more than the national average, earning R 626,400 per year; in United States they earn 2.06% less than the national average, earning $42,261 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.02% less than the national average, earning $48,677 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiffin83584/
Keffin831/
Kyffyn830/
Kyfn801/
Kuyffen778/
Keffink771/
Kaiffin771/
Kayffen771/
Kuiffin770/
Kifin7329/
Kefin732/
Kiffen671,985/
Kifina6744/
Keffen6724/
Koifin679/
Kefina677/
Ciffin677/
Keefin672/
Kyfyna671/
Kiefin671/
Ceffin671/

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