as a Last Name
- 709
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Kil
Meaning & Origins
Korean: There is one Chinese character for the Kil surname. In the 1930 census, there was a significantly larger number of Kils living in Korea; it was the 62nd most common name in Korea. In a census taken after the Korean War, however, it had dropped to 72nd. The postwar census includes only South Korea, so it can be assumed that a relatively large number of Kils live in North Korea. There is only one Kil clan, Haep’yŏng. The origins of the surname are uncertain; it is believed to have originated in China. The surname Kil appears in Shilla period records, and so it is known to be old and well established.
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Quick facts
- Hundreds
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 709
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Alaska
- has the most people named Kil per capita
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