Kingsford Surname

97,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Kingsford Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsford,' a hamlet in the parish of Wolverley, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Other spots would naturally bear this title.

Avicia de Kyngesford, Worcestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

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Kingsford Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,9791:9,0701,231
United States6881:526,83043,910
England4051:137,57513,447
Australia3311:81,5589,472
New Zealand1931:23,4634,124
Papua New Guinea1561:52,2676,566
Canada381:969,62173,252
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4111:59,3076,959
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Kingsford (9,244) may also be a first name.

Kingsford Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsford,' a hamlet in the parish of Wolverley, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire. Other spots would naturally bear this title.

Avicia de Kyngesford, Worcestershire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Henry de Kyngesford, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John de Kingsford, Norfolk, 1372: History of Norfolk.

1746. Married — William Lott and Elizabeth Kingsford: Canterbury Cath.

1751. — John Kingsford and Elizabeth Rose: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Kingsford = the King’s Ford [Old English ford]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Hamlets in cos. Warwick and Worcester.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Devon, Worcestershire.

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

Kingsford Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kingsford is most common in Ghana. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingsford? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 97,886th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,503,827 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 62 percent of Kingsford reside; 62 percent reside in West Africa and 62 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Kingsford is also the 64,580th most frequently used first name in the world It is held by 9,244 people.

The surname is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,979 people, or 1 in 9,070. Apart from Ghana it is found in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Kingsford Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kingsford has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kingsford surname increased 1,376 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 1 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kingsford Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kingsford are 16.39% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.16% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kingsford earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.91% less than the national average, earning 342,932 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.58% more than the national average, earning $47,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 99.16% more than the national average, earning $98,950 CAD per year.

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