Kingstown Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Kingstown 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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Kingstown Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Kingstown 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)

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

Kingstown Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kingstown occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Kingstown.

How Common Is The Last Name Kingstown? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kingstown is the 14,316,765th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kingstown live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 100 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 144,123,056. In Russia it is primarily concentrated in: Penza Oblast, where 100 percent are found.

Kingstown Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kingstown last name is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

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