Kingstone Surname

285,793rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,345 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Kingstone 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.

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Kingstone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8891:19,2573,006
England1301:428,60028,863
Canada961:383,80834,152
New Zealand661:68,61110,369
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
Nigeria131:13,626,366237,812
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
France11:66,422,722504,397
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2781:87,6819,186
Wales181:87,1343,963
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kingstone (9,176) may also be a first name.

Kingstone 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.

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

KINGSTOUN: John Kingstoun, minister at Sandwik, 1574 (RMR.). Probably from one of the twenty-four or more places of the name in England.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Kingstone = the King’s Stone (Monument or Castle) [Old English cyninges-stán, cinges-stán (one Old English charter has the form Kincges-stán] Confused with the preceding name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Twenty-four towns, parishes, &c., of this name are given in the English Gazetteer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. The name of several towns in England—the king's town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kingston is an ancient and often a distinguished name in this county.

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

Kingstone Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kingstone is more frequently found in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingstone? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kingstone is the 285,793rd most numerous surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 5,418,250 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 69 percent of Kingstone are found; 67 percent are found in Southern Africa and 67 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 64,846th most widely held forename globally, borne by 9,176 people.

The surname Kingstone is most widely held in Malawi, where it is held by 889 people, or 1 in 19,257. Not including Malawi Kingstone exists in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Kingstone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kingstone has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kingstone surname contracted 53 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 800 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kingstone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kingstone last name is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kingstone last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Kingstone earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 69.56% more than the national average, earning $73,164 USD per year and in Canada they earn 57.86% more than the national average, earning $78,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kingston9429,139/
Kingstton894/
Kingsthon890/
Kngston881/
Kinkston8222/
Kingstan827/
Kingzton822/
Kingstana781/
Kingstam7124/
Kynkston715/

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Kingstone Reference & Research

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