Kildow History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Kildow family

The surname Kildow was first found in Kildare (Irish:Cill Dara), ancient homeland of the Kildare based Uí Dúnlainge (Kings of Leinster), located in the Province of Leinster, where they held a family seat as and descended from the Fitzgeralds of Kildare. This notable Irish clann were descended from Robert Fitzwalter, son of Baron Ortho Geraldino, who attended Strongbow in his invasions of Ireland. The Fitzgeralds divided into two main branches, that of Kildare and the more populous Desmond branch which gave birth to the Earls of Desmond. Irish history, after the Norman Conquest of England, was strongly influenced by the invasion of Strongbow in 1169 onward, almost equal to the enormous Irish cultural impact on England Scotland, Wales and the whole of Europe before the Norman Conquest from the 1st to 7th centuries. Many Irish clanns, sept names were intermixed and family groupings became almost indistinguishable. This family name was found later in Kildare where they represented the first recorded reference to the name.

Early History of the Kildow family

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Kildow Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kildare, Gildare, O'Kildare and others.

Early Notables of the Kildow family

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Migration of the Kildow family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Elenor Kilday, who arrived in New York in 1831; Matthew Kildare, who arrived in Montreal in 1846; Edward Kilday, who arrived in Boston in 1863; Michael Kildare, who settled in New York in 1866.

Contemporary Notables of the name Kildow (post 1700) +

Lindsey Caroline Kildow (b. 1984), birth name of Lindsey Caroline Vonn, an American World Cup alpine ski racer on the US Ski Team, winner of four World Cup overall championships