Kington Surname

260,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,505 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Kington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kington.' parishes in Huntingdonshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Dorset. With the variant Kinton, compare Kinsley for Kingsley, or Kinsman for Kingsman.

Stephen de Kington, Norfolk, 1273.

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Kington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6401:566,34246,539
England4641:120,08212,162
Australia2271:118,92413,128
Canada691:533,99444,923
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Wales181:171,91811,581
Jamaica151:191,3305,833
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Guernsey31:10,8851,562
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1571:319,86425,024

Kington (374) may also be a first name.

Kington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kington.' parishes in Huntingdonshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Dorset. With the variant Kinton, compare Kinsley for Kingsley, or Kinsman for Kingsman.

Stephen de Kington, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Kington, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1586. John Kynton and Margery Pemerton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1752. Married — Weackham Kington and Sarah Armistmie (sic) Stead: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Kington = the Royal Manor [Old English cyning-tún, cing-tún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c. in cos. Huntingdon, Gloucester, Worcester, Dorset, and Wilts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kington Last Name Facts

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

Kington is found most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kington? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 260,888th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 4,842,223 people. Kington occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Kington are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kington is also the 448,725th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 374 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 640 people, or 1 in 566,342. In The United States Kington is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 15 percent reside, California, where 14 percent reside and Kentucky, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Kington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kington has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 408 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 149 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kington surname are 34.02% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.79% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kington earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 7.87% less than the national average, earning $39,754 USD per year and in Canada they earn 56.71% more than the national average, earning $77,860 CAD per year.

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