Explore the Family Name Killips

The meaning of Killips

Manx and English (Cheshire): variant of Killip, with English post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is rare in Britain.

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How common is the last name Killips in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Killips has seen a marked increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 74,164 in prevalence and rose to a rank of 63,873 in 2010, a change of 13.88%. The number of individuals bearing this surname also grew from 243 in 2000 to 312 in 2010—a significant increase of 28.4%. The proportion of people with the Killips surname per 100,000 population also increased by 22.22%, moving from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#74,164	#63,873	13.88%
Count	243	312	28.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Killips

The ethnic identity associated with the Killips surname has also shifted over the same decade, as shown by the Decennial U.S. Census data. In terms of ethnicity, the majority of individuals with the surname Killips identified as White in both 2000 (86.01%) and 2010 (78.53%), however, there was a decrease of 8.70% in this category over the decade. The percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a slight rise from 7.00% to 8.01%, marking a 14.43% increase. Notably, the category of two or more races nearly doubled from 4.12% in 2000 to 8.01% in 2010. The Hispanic category, which had no representation in 2000, accounted for 3.21% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black remained at 0% throughout this period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.01%	78.53%	-8.7%
Two or More Races	4.12%	8.01%	94.42%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	7%	8.01%	14.43%
Hispanic	0%	3.21%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%