Kingsland Surname

142,145th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

Kingsland Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsland': (1) a parish in Herefordshire, four miles from Leominster; (a) a chapelryin the parish of Islington, Middlesex Other spots would naturally bear this name.

Mathew de Kyngeslond, Kent, 1273.

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Kingsland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7321:209,27220,476
England7671:72,6448,304
Australia2211:122,15213,424
Canada2211:166,72216,788
New Zealand691:65,62810,016
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Barbados191:15,129942
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Wales71:442,07621,198
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4801:50,7826,171
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6361:78,9608,347

Kingsland (34) may also be a first name.

Kingsland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsland': (1) a parish in Herefordshire, four miles from Leominster; (a) a chapelryin the parish of Islington, Middlesex Other spots would naturally bear this name.

Mathew de Kyngeslond, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1596. Baptised — Robert, s. James Kingsland: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1708. Married — John Kingsland and Jane Minge: Canterbury Cath.

1711. — Thomas Kingsland and Elizabeth Worham: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Kingsland = the King's Land [Old English land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kingsland Last Name Facts

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

Kingsland is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kingsland click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingsland? popularity and diffusion

Kingsland is the 142,145th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,326,803 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Kingsland are found; 59 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name in the world It is held by 34 people.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,732 people, or 1 in 209,272. In The United States it is mostly found in: Nevada, where 25 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Kingsland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kingsland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kingsland surname increased 272 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kingsland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kingsland are 10.43% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Kingsland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 47.44% less than the national average, earning R 124,896 per year; in United States they earn 2.19% less than the national average, earning $42,203 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.78% more than the national average, earning $52,060 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kingslande951/
Kongsland893/
Kengsland890/
Kingslend890/
Kingslund890/
Kingslind890/
Kongslund782/

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Kingsland Reference & Research

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