How common is the surname Kilpatrick?

14,087 people in the United States had the surname Kilpatrick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,917 Americans. It ranked 2,565th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kilpatrick?

William Heard Kilpatrick, American pedagogue (1871–1965), followed by Patrick Kilpatrick.

Where is the surname Kilpatrick most common?

Wikidata records people named Kilpatrick in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Kilpatrick getting more or less common?

More common. 13,832 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,087 in 2010, up 1.8%.

The surname Kilpatrick

A surname, carried by 14,087 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K413

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kilpatrick is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,087 people named Kilpatrick in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,917 Americans. That is up 1.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,832.

#2,565

rank among US surnames

14,087

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+1.8%

change since 2000 (was #2,402)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,556	Elam	14,138	21,838
#2,557	Maier	14,135	21,843
#2,558	Gruber	14,131	21,849
#2,559	Angeles	14,128	21,853
#2,560	Irizarry	14,114	21,875
#2,562	Rapp	14,107	21,886
#2,563	Foss	14,094	21,906

Who is named Kilpatrick

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

80% of people named Kilpatrick identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kilpatricks

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Heard Kilpatrick
American pedagogue (1871–1965)
Patrick Kilpatrick
American actor, born 1949
Kwame Kilpatrick
American politician and football player, born 1970
Sean Kilpatrick
American basketball player (born 1990)
Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
American politician, 1945–2025
Helen Kilpatrick
British civil servant (born 1958), Governor of the Cayman Islands from September 2013
Carl Kilpatrick
American basketball player, born 1956
Ken Shamrock
American mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and actor, born 1964

Notable Kilpatricks come mostly from the United States (7) and the United Kingdom (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Kilpatrick?: 14,087 people in the United States had the surname Kilpatrick in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,917 Americans. It ranked 2,565th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kilpatrick?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Kilpatrick identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kilpatrick?: William Heard Kilpatrick, American pedagogue (1871–1965), followed by Patrick Kilpatrick.
Where is the surname Kilpatrick most common?: Wikidata records people named Kilpatrick in the United States and the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Kilpatrick getting more or less common?: More common. 13,832 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,087 in 2010, up 1.8%.