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Kilbride Name Meaning

Irish (Connacht) and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Brighde (Irish) or Mac Gille Brighde (Scottish) ‘son of the servant of (Saint) Brigit’ also often shortened and Anglicized as McBride . The name Brigit means ‘exalted’. Brigit was originally a pagan goddess many of whose attributes such as a sacred fire became attached to the historical figure of Saint Brigit of Kildare (452–523) founder of the first Irish convent. Scottish: habitational name from any of various places with this name from Gaelic Cill Bríghde ‘church of Saint Brigit’ (cill being from Latin cella ‘room cell’) for example Kilbride in Lanarkshire.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Gilbride, Mcbride, Kirkbride, Kilbane, Cambridge, Delbridge, Bride

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Where is the Kilbride family from?

You can see how Kilbride families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kilbride family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kilbride families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 54 Kilbride families living in Prince Edward Island. This was about 49% of all the recorded Kilbride's in Canada. Prince Edward Island had the highest population of Kilbride families in 1911.
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What did your Kilbride ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Servant were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Kilbride. 62% of Kilbride men worked as a Farmer and 100% of Kilbride women worked as a Servant. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1921

  • Farmer
    62%
  • Labourer
    17%
  • Laborer
    13%
  • Farmers Son
    10%

Top Female Occupations In 1921

  • Servant
    100%
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Between 1945 and 2004, in the United States, Kilbride life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1945, and highest in 2004. The average life expectancy for Kilbride in 1945 was 41, and 85 in 2004.

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