Kingsbury Surname

44,037th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Kingsbury Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsbury,' (1) a parish in Middlesex; (a) a parish in Warwickshire; (3) a parish in Somerset.

Adam de Kinggesbire, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip de Kingesbire, Dorset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Kingsbury Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,5591:42,3485,200
England1,2051:46,2395,816
Canada1,2051:30,5773,992
Australia3321:81,3129,450
New Zealand1971:22,9864,040
Wales911:34,0063,399
Ireland331:142,6956,688
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Scotland221:243,35512,191
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Austria81:1,064,42975,134
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
China21:683,660,78330,601
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6561:37,1584,812
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,6991:18,6062,357

Kingsbury (44) may also be a first name.

Kingsbury Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsbury,' (1) a parish in Middlesex; (a) a parish in Warwickshire; (3) a parish in Somerset.

Adam de Kinggesbire, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Philip de Kingesbire, Dorset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1603. Married — John Stacye and Katheryn Kyngssberie: Reg. Stourton, Wiltshire.

1791. — John Gibbs and Mary Kingsbury: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Kingsbury = the King’s Castle [Old English Cynges-burh— burh, a stronghold, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Kingsbury (the king's fort), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Parishes in Middlesex, Warwick, and Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Warwickshire.

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

Kingsbury Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kingsbury is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingsbury? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 44,037th most commonly held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 617,589 people. Kingsbury occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Kingsbury live; 81 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.

The last name Kingsbury is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 8,559 people, or 1 in 42,348. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent reside, Michigan, where 6 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States Kingsbury exists in 51 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent reside and Canada, where 10 percent reside.

Kingsbury Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kingsbury has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kingsbury last name increased 317 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 379 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 174 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kingsbury Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kingsbury surname is principally Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kingsbury surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.3% registered with the party.

The amount Kingsbury earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 115.11% more than the national average, earning R 511,188 per year; in United States they earn 5.17% more than the national average, earning $45,380 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.35% less than the national average, earning $49,509 CAD per year.

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