Kesteven Surname

498,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Kesteven Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kesteven.' Lower says, 'A division of Lincolnshire' I doubt not this is true, as nearly all the early local references belong to that county.

Coronator de Kestevene, Lincolnshire, Hundred Rolls.

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Kesteven Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia4431:60,9387,370
England1461:381,63126,761
Canada411:898,67368,969
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Wales71:442,07621,198
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:290,18319,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Kesteven Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kesteven.' Lower says, 'A division of Lincolnshire' I doubt not this is true, as nearly all the early local references belong to that county.

Coronator de Kestevene, Lincolnshire, Hundred Rolls.

Alexander de Kestevene, Northumberland, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Kesteven, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Hugo Kesteven, 1379: ibid.

Adam de Ketsteven, 6 Edward III: Freemen of York.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English or Scandinavian) belonging to Kesteven (Lincs), the Anglo-Saxon Ceostefne, Domesday Chetsteven, 13th cent. Ketstevene, Kestevene [the second element is perh. Old English stefn = Old Norse stefni, stem (of a tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A division of Lincolnshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Lincolnshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kesteven Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kesteven Come From? nationality or country of origin

Kesteven is found most frequently in Australia. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kesteven? popularity and diffusion

It is the 498,439th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 11,025,032 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 67 percent of Kesteven are found; 67 percent are found in Australasia and 67 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Kesteven is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 443 people, or 1 in 60,938. In Australia Kesteven is primarily concentrated in: South Australia, where 41 percent live, New South Wales, where 39 percent live and Northern Territory, where 11 percent live. Beside Australia it exists in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Kesteven Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kesteven has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Kesteven surname rose 174 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kesteven Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kesteven surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

The amount Kesteven earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 108.46% more than the national average, earning $89,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 53.63% more than the national average, earning $76,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kesteeven940/
K Steven885/
Kestevan880/
Kesteving821/
Kostevin751/
Kestfein751/
Cassteven717/
Kastevino711/
Castven67201/
Častven67133/
Kustván6713/
Kesatavani672/
Kostovyn6311/
Kystovin631/
Castevin631/
Kostiwein592/

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