Kingston Surname
Approximately 29,139 people bear this surname
Kingston Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. ')'of Kingston,' parishes in Cambridgeshire, Devon, Somerset (a), Southampton, Sussex (a), Berkshire, Wiltshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, &c.; (a) 'of Kingstone,' parishes in Kent, Staffordshire, and Herefordshire.
Read More About This SurnameKingston Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,376 | 1:38,658 | 4,759 |
| England | 5,958 | 1:9,352 | 1,368 |
| Australia | 4,434 | 1:6,088 | 888 |
| Canada | 2,398 | 1:15,365 | 2,255 |
| Ireland | 1,874 | 1:2,513 | 473 |
| Ghana | 831 | 1:32,516 | 3,831 |
| New Zealand | 654 | 1:6,924 | 1,176 |
| Malawi | 366 | 1:46,774 | 6,615 |
| Guyana | 365 | 1:2,088 | 372 |
| Wales | 317 | 1:9,762 | 1,079 |
| India | 311 | 1:2,466,448 | 79,091 |
| Sri Lanka | 292 | 1:71,262 | 7,441 |
| Nigeria | 215 | 1:823,920 | 36,501 |
| South Africa | 209 | 1:259,223 | 26,097 |
| Morocco | 136 | 1:253,501 | 42,794 |
| Northern Ireland | 127 | 1:14,528 | 2,004 |
| Liberia | 119 | 1:37,047 | 3,427 |
| Papua New Guinea | 107 | 1:76,203 | 9,993 |
| Scotland | 88 | 1:60,839 | 4,966 |
| Russia | 82 | 1:1,757,598 | 114,376 |
| Mexico | 61 | 1:2,034,856 | 18,943 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Thailand | 54 | 1:1,308,118 | 185,513 |
| Belize | 53 | 1:6,707 | 1,050 |
| France | 53 | 1:1,253,259 | 128,888 |
| Germany | 52 | 1:1,548,182 | 92,602 |
| Brazil | 49 | 1:4,368,864 | 116,514 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 39 | 1:34,974 | 3,476 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Panama | 25 | 1:156,490 | 5,002 |
| Qatar | 25 | 1:94,320 | 10,875 |
| Denmark | 24 | 1:235,196 | 18,480 |
| Grenada | 23 | 1:4,719 | 595 |
| Switzerland | 22 | 1:373,314 | 28,226 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Venezuela | 17 | 1:1,776,710 | 22,419 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 13 | 1:8,490 | 1,249 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Estonia | 12 | 1:110,150 | 19,471 |
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Malaysia | 7 | 1:4,213,461 | 150,293 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Argentina | 5 | 1:8,548,683 | 204,003 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Solomon Islands | 3 | 1:193,343 | 19,495 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Maldives | 2 | 1:202,086 | 4,973 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Northern Cyprus | 2 | 1:159,506 | 9,062 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,185 | 1:3,738 | 667 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,714 | 1:8,981 | 1,347 |
| Wales | 67 | 1:23,409 | 1,353 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Jersey | 2 | 1:25,941 | 3,069 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,447 | 1:34,705 | 4,137 |
Kingston (6,036) may also be a first name.
Kingston Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. ')'of Kingston,' parishes in Cambridgeshire, Devon, Somerset (a), Southampton, Sussex (a), Berkshire, Wiltshire, East Riding of Yorkshire, &c.; (a) 'of Kingstone,' parishes in Kent, Staffordshire, and Herefordshire.
Peter de Kyngeston, London, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Robert de Kingeston, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Cristina de Kyngeston, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Lenote de Kyngeston, Sussex, ibid.
William de Kyngeston, Wiltshire, ibid.
Amicia de Kyngeston, Oxfordshire, ibid.
John de Kyngeston, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1578-9. Edward Kingeston and Barbara Plellowe: Marriage Lic. (London).
1618. Edmund Kingstone, Gloucestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1788. Married — Thomas Kingston and Ann Johnson: St. George, Hanover Square.
1806. — John Robertson and Jane Kingstone: ibid.
KINGSTOUN: John Kingstoun, minister at Sandwik, 1574 (RMR.). Probably from one of the twenty-four or more places of the name in England.
(English) Bel to Kingston = the King’s Demesne; Royal Residence [Old English cyninges-tún, cinges-tún] Kingston-on-Thames, where several Anglo-Saxon monarchs were crowned, variously appears in Anglo-Saxon charters and in the Chronicle as Cyninges-tún, Cinges-tún, and (later forms) Cincges-tún, Kynges-tún.
There has been some confusion with the next name.
An English family established in Co. Cork.
Occasionally it is the anglicized form of the rare Mac Clochaire (MacCloughry). MIF 266
(English) One who came from Kingston (the king's manor), the name of many places in England.
Twenty-four towns, parishes, &c., of this name are given in the English Gazetteer.
Local. The name of several towns in England—the king's town.
Kingston is an ancient and often a distinguished name in this county.
Kingston Demographics
Average Kingston Salary in
United States
$45,961 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kingston Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kingston Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kingston (Hindi: किगंस्टन, Russian: Кингстон) occurs most in The United States. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kingston? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 18,901st most prevalent surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 250,096 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 43 percent of Kingston reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 40 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 85,344th most widespread forename globally It is held by 6,036 people.
The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 9,376 people, or 1 in 38,658. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 113 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 15 percent are found.
Kingston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kingston has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 648 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 158 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 473 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kingston Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (44%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Kingston surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kingston earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.67% more than the national average, earning R 291,504 per year; in United States they earn 6.52% more than the national average, earning $45,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.55% more than the national average, earning $51,943 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kingston Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kingston in the Hindi language | ||
| किगंस्टन | kiganstana | - |
| Kingston in the Russian language | ||
| Кингстон | kingston | - |
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Footnotes
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