Kildare

Kildare Meaning & Origin

About Kildare
The surname Kildare is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Cill Dara," which means "church of the oak." It is believed to have originated from a place name in County Kildare, Ireland, where an ancient oak tree stood near a church. The name Kildare is associated with the county and its history, particularly with the influential Fitzgerald family, who held the title of Earls of Kildare.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kildare is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kildare: 223
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 84,136
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kildare based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLTR
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K043060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K IH1 L D ER0 EY2
🌐 IPA
/kildare*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLTR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K436

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kildare in Braille

Here's how to represent Kildare in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kildare in braille

How to sign the name Kildare using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kildare using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kildare in sign language

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