Kingswell Surname
Approximately 629 people bear this surname
Kingswell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the king's well,' from residence thereby. The surname evidently hails from Hampshire, whence also Kingsmill comes. Indeed the two names are confounded in one instance.
1581.
Read More About This SurnameKingswell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 391 | 1:142,501 | 13,810 |
| Canada | 73 | 1:504,734 | 42,927 |
| United States | 41 | 1:8,840,462 | 379,649 |
| Australia | 38 | 1:710,413 | 47,396 |
| Malta | 36 | 1:11,952 | 723 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:171,918 | 11,581 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 416 | 1:58,595 | 6,887 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Kingswell (322) may also be a first name.
Kingswell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the king's well,' from residence thereby. The surname evidently hails from Hampshire, whence also Kingsmill comes. Indeed the two names are confounded in one instance.
1581. Ferdinando Kingswell, Hants: Register of the University of Oxford.
A footnote to this entry records that in Matriculation he was returned as Ferdinando Kingsmell (v. Kingsmill).
1597. Buried — Harrye Kyngewell: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1602. Edward Kingswelle, Hants: Register of the University of Oxford.
1604. Richard Kingeswell, or Kinswell, Hants: ibid.
1607. Richard Kingswell, Hants: ibid.
(English) Dweller at the King’s Well [Old English wiell(a, a spring]
Kingswell Demographics
Kingswell Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Kingswell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kingswell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kingswell is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kingswell? popularity and diffusion
Kingswell is the 518,137th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 11,585,924 people. The surname Kingswell is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Kingswell live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles. Kingswell is also the 488,964th most frequently held first name on earth, borne by 322 people.
The last name is most common in England, where it is borne by 391 people, or 1 in 142,501. In England Kingswell is mostly concentrated in: Hampshire, where 25 percent reside, Isle of Wight, where 13 percent reside and West Sussex, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 14 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.
Kingswell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kingswell has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kingswell last name contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 683 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kingswell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
The amount Kingswell earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 5.96% more than the national average, earning R 251,796 per year; in United States they earn 12.6% less than the national average, earning $37,714 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.86% more than the national average, earning $55,573 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsell | 94 | 6 | / |
| Kingswill | 89 | 26 | / |
| Kingsella | 89 | 24 | / |
| Kingselly | 89 | 1 | / |
| Kingswall | 89 | 0 | / |
| Kingsel | 88 | 4 | / |
| Kingsely | 82 | 357 | / |
| Kingsele | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kingsl | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kingseley | 78 | 6 | / |
| Kingslley | 78 | 3 | / |
| King Sela | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kingsiely | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kingsly | 75 | 1,936 | / |
| Kingsli | 75 | 34 | / |
| Kingsle | 75 | 23 | / |
| Kingsal | 75 | 17 | / |
| Kingsol | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kingwesley | 74 | 1 | / |
| Kings-Wali | 74 | 1 | / |
| King'Sealy | 74 | 0 | / |
| Kingsley | 71 | 44,410 | / |
| Kingsale | 71 | 52 | / |
| Kingslee | 71 | 25 | / |
| Kingslay | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kingsala | 71 | 11 | / |
| Kongsela | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kingsily | 71 | 6 | / |
| Kingslea | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kingasli | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kingsolo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kingsili | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kingslye | 71 | 1 | / |
| King Sil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingsliy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingsyle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kkingsly | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingsaul | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingasle | 71 | 1 | / |
| King Sle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kingslie | 71 | 0 | / |
| Königs-El | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiangsila | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kaingsley | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kiengsaly | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kiingsley | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kinggsley | 67 | 3 | / |
| Koingsley | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kinngsley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kkingsley | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kingosole | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kangsl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kin Gsley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kingsleyowie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kingssley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinigsley | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kyungsill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kingsleey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kongseela | 67 | 1 | / |
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