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Early Origins of the Kile family

The surname Kile was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, at Kyle, a former district of Scotland which stretched across parts of modern day East Ayrshire and South Ayrshire. The 15th century Kyle Castle lies in ruins near Cummock.

Early History of the Kile family

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Kile Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kyle, Kile and others.

Early Notables of the Kile family

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Kile Ranking

In the United States, the name Kile is the 6,860th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1

Ireland Migration of the Kile family to Ireland

Some of the Kile family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 68 words (5 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.


United States Kile migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Kile Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • John Kile, who arrived in Maryland in 1668 2
Kile Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Conrad Kile, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 2
Kile Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • E Kile, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1855 2

New Zealand Kile migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Kile Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Henry Kile (Kite), (b. 1839), aged 19, British coach builder and wainwright travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Mystery" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 29th March 1859 3

Contemporary Notables of the name Kile (post 1700) +

  • Mikey Kile (b. 1983), American stock car racing driver
  • Darryl Andrew Kile (1968-2002), American Major League Baseball starting pitcher who played from 1991 to 2002
  • Sverre Kile (b. 1953), Norwegian swimmer who competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics
  • Marit Velle Kile (b. 1978), Norwegian actress
  • Harold Kile Claypool (1886-1958), American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio 11th District, 1937-43 4
  • Harold Kile Claypool (1886-1958), American politician, U.S. Representative from Ohio (1937-1943), son of Horatio Clifford Claypool
  • Kile Topping (1897-1978), American Republican politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Lincoln County, 1929-30 5


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  4. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2016, January 29) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  5. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html


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