Show ContentsKilcline History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

The surname Kilcline comes from the Irish Mac Giolla Chlaoin, anglicized early on as MacGilleclyne.

Early Origins of the Kilcline family

The surname Kilcline was first found in Counties Roscommon and Longford (Irish: An Longfort) traditionally known as Annaly or Teffia, and situated in the Irish Midlands, in Northwest Leinster, where it appears in the Tudor Fiants of the 16th century. The area around Ballykilcline, in the part of Roscommon between Longford and Mayo, was the homeland of the sept.

Early History of the Kilcline family

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Kilcline Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kilcline, Mac Kilcline, Cline, Clyne, Clynne, Clines, Clynes and many more.

Early Notables of the Kilcline family

Notable amongst the family name at this time was

  • the Kilcline family of Roscommon


United States Kilcline migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kilcline Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Michael Kilcline, who was naturalized in Detroit in 1867

Contemporary Notables of the name Kilcline (post 1700) +

  • Brian Kilcline (b. 1962), English soccer player


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