Kingdon Surname

113,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,087 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Kingdon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingdon,' or more probably 'Kingsdon,' a parish in Somerset, near Somerton. Kingdom is an imitative corruption; compare Hansom for Hanson, or Ransom for Ranson. With Kindon, compare Kinsley for Kingsley, or Kinsman for Kingsman.

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Kingdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,6631:33,5054,431
United States9201:393,97734,555
Canada6791:54,2646,466
Australia3841:70,3018,321
Wales1881:16,4601,780
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Scotland421:127,4727,985
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Norway121:428,52437,411
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
France61:11,070,454349,096
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8711:27,9853,790
Wales681:23,0651,326
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:308,09024,322

Kingdon (115) may also be a first name.

Kingdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingdon,' or more probably 'Kingsdon,' a parish in Somerset, near Somerton. Kingdom is an imitative corruption; compare Hansom for Hanson, or Ransom for Ranson. With Kindon, compare Kinsley for Kingsley, or Kinsman for Kingsman. No doubt, as intimated in the index to the two registers, the two following entries concern the same couple:

1709. Married — Henry Kindon and Elizabeth Plucknet: St. Antholin (London).

1710. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Henry and Elizabeth Kingdom: St. John Baptist on Wallbrook.

Thus Kindon and Kingdom are variants of Kingdon.

1752. Married — Bryan Connor and Mary Kingdon: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Kingdon = the Royal Hill [Old English cyning-, royal + dún, hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The family have flourished in Cornwall and Devon for some centuries. The name would appear to have been borrowed from Kingdon, an estate near Sharrow in the former county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

KINGDON: A family which has flourished in Cornwall and Devon for some centuries. The name would appear to have been borrowed from Kingdon, an estate near Sharrow, in the former county. (Lower. ) Doubtless the same name as Congdon, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A location name in Devon.

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

Kingdon Last Name Facts

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

Kingdon is found most in England. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingdon? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kingdon is the 113,218th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,783,104 people. Kingdon occurs predominantly in Europe, where 48 percent of Kingdon reside; 47 percent reside in Northern Europe and 46 percent reside in British Isles. Kingdon is also the 873,022nd most common first name in the world, borne by 115 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 1,663 people, or 1 in 33,505. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Devon, where 32 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Hampshire, where 5 percent are found. Apart from England this last name occurs in 32 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Canada, where 17 percent are found.

Kingdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kingdon has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kingdon last name rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 276 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kingdon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kingdon surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kingdon surname are 18.92% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 65.69% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kingdon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning 300,729 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 262.09% more than the national average, earning R 860,460 per year; in United States they earn 11.72% more than the national average, earning $48,206 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $49,835 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinngdon931/
Kyngdon8628/
Kingdan861/
Kingdun861/
Kengdon860/
Qingdong806/
Chingdon801/
Kingdoum801/
Quingdong751/
Qingdan713/
Kingdum712/
Cengdon710/
Kenghdan674/
Chingdan671/
Chengdan531/
Quengdang501/

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