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Kilday Family History

Kilday Surname Meaning

Irish (Galway): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Dhé ‘son of the servant of God’ from Dia ‘God’. The name originated with a monastic family in Donegal in the 11th century and has always been more or less confined to northwestern Ireland where it is usually written Kildea.

Scottish: variant of Kelday a habitational name from Keldall in Holm (Orkney). Irish: variant of Gildea.

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


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Where is the Kilday family from?

You can see how Kilday families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kilday family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kilday families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 5 Kilday families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Kilday's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Kilday families in 1911.
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What did your Kilday ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Cashier were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Kilday. 36% of Kilday men worked as a Farmer and 22% of Kilday women worked as a Cashier. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kilday were Machinist and Saleslady.

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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.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    36%
  • Laborer
    18%
  • Salesman
    16%
  • Machinist
    8%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Cashier
    22%
  • Waitress
    22%
  • Teacher
    15%
  • Saleslady
    15%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Kilday. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Kilday. For the veterans among your Kilday ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kilday lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Kilday life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1958, and highest in 1988. The average life expectancy for Kilday in 1958 was 46, and 75 in 2004.

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