Kingsnorth Surname

341,330th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,076 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kingsnorth Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsnorth,' a parish in Kent, three miles from Ashford.

1732. Married — Charles Coombs and Margaret Kingsnorth: St. George, Hanover Square.

1762. — Thomas Kingsnorth and Mary Howard: ibid.

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Kingsnorth Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8141:68,4507,913
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Canada321:1,151,42583,867
Australia221:1,227,07766,405
Wales161:193,40812,484
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:75,4668,248
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Kingsnorth Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsnorth,' a parish in Kent, three miles from Ashford.

1732. Married — Charles Coombs and Margaret Kingsnorth: St. George, Hanover Square.

1762. — Thomas Kingsnorth and Mary Howard: ibid.

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

The Kingsnorths of Ashford and its vicinity bear the name of a Kentish parish; whilst the family of Kennard may have a namesake or an ancestor in the rector of Fordwich in 1619 (H.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Kingsnorth Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kingsnorth is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingsnorth? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 341,330th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 6,772,812 people. The last name Kingsnorth occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Kingsnorth are found; 79 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Kingsnorth is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 814 people, or 1 in 68,450. In England it is most prevalent in: Kent, where 33 percent reside, Greater London, where 18 percent reside and Northamptonshire, where 7 percent reside. Outside of England Kingsnorth occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and New Zealand, where 5 percent reside.

Kingsnorth Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kingsnorth has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 252 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 585 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kingsnorth Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kingsnorth surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kingsnorth last name are 30.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 77.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Kingsnorth earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,576 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.66% less than the national average, earning $45,378 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kings-North951/

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