Kingcome Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kingcome Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingcombe,' a tithing in the parish of Toller Porcorum, near Beaminster, Dorset.

1789. Married — John Nicholas and Bridget Kingcome: St. George, Hanover Square.

Kingcome Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:1,160,79354,689
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England661:369,32422,972
Wales11:1,568,41619,290

Kingcome Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingcombe,' a tithing in the parish of Toller Porcorum, near Beaminster, Dorset.

1789. Married — John Nicholas and Bridget Kingcome: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Kingcombe (Dorset) = the Royal Valley [Old English cyning-, royal + cumb, valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A tything in Dorsetshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kingcome Last Name Facts

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

Kingcome is most common in England. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingcome? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,483,783rd most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 87 percent of Kingcome live; 87 percent live in Northern Europe and 87 percent live in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,160,793. In England it is most common in: Cornwall, where 46 percent are found, Kent, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 10 percent are found. Aside from England it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 12 percent are found and Scotland, where 7 percent are found.

Kingcome Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kingcome has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kingcome Last Name Statistics demography

Kingcome earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 32.4% less than the national average, earning R 160,632 per year.

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