Kill

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)

1. 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.