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There are approximately 1,890 people named Kilgour in the UK. That makes it the 4,709th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 30 are named Kilgour.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

Kilgaure
Kilgar
Kiilgore
Kilgair
Kilgare
Kilgaur
Kilgear
Kilgawr
Kilgara
Kilgaurge
Kilgauer
Kilgarra
Kilgaus
Kilgawre
Kilgard
Kilgarn
Kilagore
Kilgarv
Kilgary
Kilgart

The Kilgour surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Gaelic. Local) The ancient name of a parish in Fifeshire, Scotland, so called from kill, a church, and gour, a hill--the church on the hill, or surrounded by hills.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

KILGOUR. An old Scottish family, who probably derived their name from a place so called in the parish of Falkland, co. Fife.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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