Kingsey Surname
Approximately 15 people bear this surname
Kingsey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsey,' a parish in Buckinghamshire, two miles from Thame. The suffix is -hay, as in Fotheringhay; v. Hay.
John de Kyngeshaye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Kyngeshaye, Suffolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameKingsey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 10 | 1:17,714,276 | 277,641 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16 | 1:3,138,668 | 142,671 |
Kingsey (153) may also be a first name.
Kingsey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsey,' a parish in Buckinghamshire, two miles from Thame. The suffix is -hay, as in Fotheringhay; v. Hay.
John de Kyngeshaye, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William de Kyngeshaye, Suffolk, ibid.
1710. Married — Peter Kingsey and Ann Amler: St. Antholin (London).
1764. Married — Evan Kingsey and Mary Platts: St. George, Hanover Square.
(English) 1 belonging to Kingsey (Oxon) = the King’s Waterside [Old English í(e)g] Kingsey is on the River Thame.
2 Dweller at the King’s Hey or Hay [Old English ge)hǽg, meadow] John de Kyngeshaye.—Hundred Rolls
Kingsey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kingsey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kingsey is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kingsey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,057,639th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 73 percent of Kingsey live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 743,570th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 153 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Kingsey is most frequent in: Lagos, where 30 percent live, Abia, where 10 percent live and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent live. Excluding Nigeria this surname is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Kingsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kingsey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kingsey surname fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingseiy | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kingsiey | 93 | 3 | / |
| Kingshey | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kingsy | 92 | 2 | / |
| Kingsep | 86 | 48 | / |
| Kincsey | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kinksey | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kingsee | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kingses | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kingshy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kingsze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kingsie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kingsiy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kingsepp | 80 | 169 | / |
| Kingseed | 80 | 135 | / |
| Kingshea | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kingseth | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kingsett | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kiengsee | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kingsuoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kincse | 77 | 142 | / |
| Kingsi | 77 | 37 | / |
| Kingge | 77 | 6 | / |
| Kingzy | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kingsa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Qingse | 77 | 2 | / |
| Kingseead | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kingszett | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kingsheer | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kängsep | 71 | 43 | / |
| Kincsei | 71 | 31 | / |
| Kingsai | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kinksep | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kingsui | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kinghge | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kingsoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingsou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kincseš | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingjoy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingzet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingzett | 67 | 225 | / |
| Kängsepp | 67 | 167 | / |
| Kinggett | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kncse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kengsepp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingsee | 67 | 1 | / |
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