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The Killian surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 12,717 people carried this name — #2,833 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 23,200 people counted. That is up 6% from 11,947 in 2000.

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In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890

Ireland registered 18 births for the Killian name in 1890.

Most were registered in Connacht. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 800 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 5 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name. The Registrar-General’s note on the name: “8 in Roscommon and § in Westmeath.”

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born, 1890

Connacht 10
Leinster 8

Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 230 people named Killian.

12 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Moselle.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 12
Moselle 114
Haut-Rhin 21
Bas-Rhin 21
Marne 14
Paris 11
Meurthe-et-Moselle 10
Yonne 8
Meuse 4

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 164 people named Killian live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 132
City of Buenos Aires 32

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Killian in American newspapers,
1905–1915.

Newspaper page from The Glasgow Courier carrying the name Killian
The Glasgow Courier 1915-06-11
Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Killian
The Port Gibson Reveille 1905-03-02
Newspaper page from The Port Gibson Reveille carrying the name Killian
The Port Gibson Reveille 1905-03-09

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 35,591 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Killian,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gustav Killian
    Gustav Killian 1860–1921 · physician
  • Andrew Killian
    Andrew Killian 1872–1939 · archbishop
  • Ed Killian
    Ed Killian 1876–1928 · baseball player
  • Dan A. Killian
    Dan A. Killian 1880–1953 · head coach
  • Charles Killian 1887–1957 · botanist
  • Hans Killian 1892–1982 · teacher

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

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Surnames next to Killian.

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