Kingrey Surname
Approximately 1,329 people bear this surname
Kingrey Surname User-submission:
An American Variation of Gingrich. It originates with Swiss immigrants from the area of Bern, Switzerland, such as Joseph "Yost" Gingrich, from the early 1700s, who immigrated to Pennsylvania and settled into Lancaster County. Gingrich is said to have come from the Swiss family Gundereich.
Read More About This SurnameKingrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,323 | 1:273,967 | 25,661 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 104 | 1:482,872 | 34,278 |
Kingrey Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
An American Variation of Gingrich. It originates with Swiss immigrants from the area of Bern, Switzerland, such as Joseph "Yost" Gingrich, from the early 1700s, who immigrated to Pennsylvania and settled into Lancaster County. Gingrich is said to have come from the Swiss family Gundereich. As Mennonite farmers, many were illiterate and names were written down as the were understood phonetically in the English Colonies. Thus Gingrich became Kingrey, Gingrey, Pingrey etc. Many of the Kingrey variations migrated to Virginia and on to South Central Kentucky, Ohio, Louisiana, and Texas. Pingreys of the same lineage have been found in Georgia and Gingreys in Rhode Island and the East coast.
The surname means 'powerful battle'.
- robkingreyKingrey Demographics
Average Male Kingrey Height
177.78 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kingrey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kingrey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kingrey is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kingrey? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 288,583rd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,483,481 people. Kingrey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Kingrey are found; 99 percent are found in North America and 99 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 1,323 people, or 1 in 273,967. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Ohio, where 14 percent reside, Kentucky, where 14 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Besides The United States Kingrey occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Kingrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kingrey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,272 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kingrey Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Kingrey surname are 17.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.43% registered to vote for the political party.
Kingrey earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning $42,487 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinggrey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kingry | 92 | 617 | / |
| Kingre | 92 | 126 | / |
| Kngrey | 92 | 4 | / |
| Kingrea | 86 | 218 | / |
| Kingree | 86 | 152 | / |
| Kingrae | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kingray | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kingroy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kimgrey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kingrer | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kingrowe | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kingreed | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chingrey | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kingrayi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kingeery | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kingra | 77 | 373 | / |
| Kingri | 77 | 33 | / |
| Kengre | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kengry | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chingre | 71 | 85 | / |
| Kingrit | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingrah | 71 | 1 | / |
| King'ri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chingry | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingrui | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kimgrea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kengriy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keungreu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingree | 67 | 1 | / |
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