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kilian Name Meaning and History

German, Dutch, Polish, and Czech (Kilián): from the Irish personal name Cillín (see Killeen). The Irish missionary St. Kilian is the patron saint of Würzburg.

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A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kilian family name as far back in history as possible.

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Distribution of kilian Families in the US in 1920
Number of kilian families
 26-49
 9-25		 1-8
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Looking for Kilians in Ireland Katherine Siemens 19
Kilian Family Krista 7
INFO: Kilians from Palatinate and Hessen Gerhard Kilian, Germany 7
with 1 L Dana Kilian 5
A New Killian Book to be published imoyrit 0
Kilian of New York Fitzrandolph01 2
Kilian relatives in NC edithpearce1 1
Kilian WGF 0
Adam Kil*ian djhemberger 3
birth mother K_Stamps 0
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