Kingham Surname

117,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Kingham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingham,' a parish in Oxfordshire, four miles from Chipping Norton.

1721. Buried — Mary Kinghom: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1749. Married — Edward Ralph and Mary Kingham: St.

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Kingham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0711:26,9043,670
United States6941:522,27543,598
Australia5731:47,1135,896
New Zealand1811:25,0184,374
Nigeria741:2,393,82179,921
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Scotland511:104,9777,051
Canada501:736,91258,785
Wales461:67,2725,910
Northern Ireland431:42,9083,866
Jersey171:5,8351,193
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
India91:85,229,487684,495
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland341:130,2907,484
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0801:22,5703,164
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Kingham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingham,' a parish in Oxfordshire, four miles from Chipping Norton.

1721. Buried — Mary Kinghom: St. Thomas the Apostle (London).

1749. Married — Edward Ralph and Mary Kingham: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1774. — Edward Wench and Mary Kingham: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Kingham = the Royal Estate [Old English cyning-, royal + ham(m, a piece of land; or hám, home, residence]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Oxfordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Kinghams of Aylesbury and its vicinity possess the name of a parish in the neighbouring county of Oxford; and the Lambourns, or Lamburns, similarly derive their name from a town in the adjacent county of Berks, where representatives of the name still occur; we find Lambourns also in Oxfordshire.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kingham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kingham (Arabic: كينغهام) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingham? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,074th most frequently held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,851,981 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Kingham are found; 57 percent are found in Northern Europe and 57 percent are found in British Isles.

Kingham is most widely held in England, where it is held by 2,071 people, or 1 in 26,904. In England Kingham is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Hertfordshire, where 7 percent reside and Buckinghamshire, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this surname exists in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Kingham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kingham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kingham surname increased 192 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 816 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kingham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Anglican (47%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kingham last name are 10.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 57.54% registered with the party.

The amount Kingham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 121.7% more than the national average, earning R 526,836 per year; in United States they earn 16.24% more than the national average, earning $50,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.88% more than the national average, earning $51,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kiengham931/
Kuingham930/
Kingam92128/
Kinghom8612/
Kijngam8611/
Kngam831/
Kenningham82145/
Kinningham82108/
Kinghamová823/
Kienngam806/
Kingh'om806/
Chingham802/
Cuingham800/
Kinghome800/
Kengam77762/
Cingam7714/
Kingom774/
Cnningham7514/
Quningham750/
Kingome7197/
Kingoum7153/
Kinggom7132/
Chingam7127/
Cinningham7118/
Kenngam7111/
Kingoom715/
Kenggam714/
Kemngam712/
Cenningham711/
Kinningahm710/
Kaenngam67673/
Chinngam67114/
Chinggam671/
Kemgam6220/
Kengom6219/
Kengoum57212/
Chengam5722/
Kehegam5713/
Cenngam571/
Cingoum571/
Kengome571/
Keungom571/
Chenghom5313/
Keungoum5310/
Cheenngam501/
Uangkngam501/

Kingham Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kingham in the Arabic language
كينغهامkynghham-

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