Kingsey Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

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.

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Kingsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

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.

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

(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

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kingsey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kingsey has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kingsey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingsey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,057,639th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Kingsey is predominantly found in Africa, where 73 percent of Kingsey are found; 67 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kingsey is also the 743,570th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 153 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Kingsey is most prevalent in: Lagos, where 30 percent reside, Abia, where 10 percent reside and Akwa Ibom, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Kingsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kingsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kingsey surname decreased 87 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Kingshey931/
Kingsy922/
Kingsep8648/
Kincsey863/
Kinksey862/
Kingsee862/
Kingses862/
Kingshy862/
Kingsze861/
Kingsie861/
Kingsiy861/
Kingsepp80169/
Kingseed80135/
Kingshea802/
Kingseth802/
Kingsett802/
Kiengsee801/
Kingsuoy801/
Kincse77142/
Kingsi7737/
Kingge776/
Kingzy775/
Kingsa774/
Qingse772/
Kingseead753/
Kingszett751/
Kingsheer750/
Kängsep7143/
Kincsei7131/
Kingsai7127/
Kinksep7122/
Kingsui715/
Kinghge714/
Kingsoi711/
Kingsou711/
Kincseš711/
Kingjoy711/
Kingzet711/
Kingzett67225/
Kängsepp67167/
Kinggett6736/
Kncse671/
Kengsepp671/
Chingsee671/

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