Kilgore

English

Etymology

Variant of Kilgour.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪlɡɔɹ/

Proper noun

Kilgore (countable and uncountable, plural Kilgores)

1. A surname from Scottish Gaelic.
2. A placename:
   1. A number of places in the United States:
      1. A city, largest with this name in Gregg County, in eastern Texas.
      2. An unincorporated community in Clark County, Idaho, United States.
      3. A village in Cherry County, Nebraska, United States.
      4. An unincorporated community in Carroll County, Ohio, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kilgore is the 1667^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 21627 individuals. Kilgore is most common among White (82.41%) and Black/African American (12.26%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Gorelik, kiloerg