The Irish seaside resort Kilkee in county Clare is often compared with Kilkie and the assumption drawn that the family name is derived from the town name.

Although Kilkee is a very nice town with a lovely beach, there is no known connection between the town and the family. The town of Kilkee was originally called Cilkee and this has a different linguistic origin than Kilkie/Gilkie. Also it would be unlikely that no one with the name Kilkee exists or that there are no records of Kilkie/Gilkie anywhere near county Clare, only near Derry.

Another common search result found when looking for Kilkie connections is the name Kilkiewicz. People retrieved with this surname have always been recorded as Polish origin. So, the leading question? is Kilkiewicz a Polish person who came from Derry, or did Kilkie come from some lost Polish sailors beached in Northern Ireland?

A Kilkie is the aborigine word for a female Australian Black Diving Hen.

A number of Google references take you to adverts for the MV Kilkie, a small tourist boat in Sanctuary Cove, Queensland AUS. When you jump to the link you are presented with a detailed list of its venues and facilities plus a short description of the origin of the name.

The Aborigine name for the water hen "Kilkie" has become a reasonably popular firstname for girls in Aus.

Kilkie Street in Fulham has struck many members of the family as a place where some research should be done. Google search throws up many results which are houses for sale or business in this ordinary London Street.

Isn't Google wonderful! One of the first thing anyone does when beginning any research is to run the terms to be researched through Google. A search for Kilkie throws up a whole range of family members, some famous, some not. No criminals (so far).

However in addition to the family individuals several other unusual Kilkie records are found. We looked them up to see the family connection.