Kil Family History
- Kil Name Meaning
- 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’yong. 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. Jewish (Ashkenazic): of uncertain origin; perhaps a nickname from Yiddish kil ‘cool’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 23,173 Historical Documents with Kil on Ancestry
- 12,485 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 2,172 Census and Voter Lists
- 4,621 Military Records
- 806 Immigration Records
- 3,089 Member Trees
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Number of Kil families
 3 - 3  2 - 2 |
 1  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Kil census records
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from the New York Passenger Lists
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- Union
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