Killips

Killips Meaning & Origin

About Killips
The surname Killips is of English origin and is derived from the personal name "Kil(l)ip", which is a diminutive form of the medieval given name "Kilian". The name "Kilian" itself is of Irish and Gaelic origin, derived from the word "cil", meaning "church". Therefore, the surname Killips likely originated as a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Kil(l)ip or Kilian.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Killips: 312
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 63,873
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

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

Ranking information for the surname Killips is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KLPS
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K04012
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K IH1 L IH0 P S
🌐 IPA
/killips*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KLPS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K412

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Killips in Braille

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

The name Killips in braille

How to sign the name Killips using Sign Language

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

The name Killips in sign language

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