Kill

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See also: kill and kíll

English

Etymology

As a German and Dutch surname, probably shortened from Kilian.
Also as a German surname, from Kyll in the Eifel mountains, from Latin Celbis.
As a Jewish surname, probably from Yiddish קיל (kil, “cool”).

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪl

Proper noun

Kill (plural Kills)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Kill is the 21413^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1221 individuals. Kill is most common among White (90.75%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kill”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 303.

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