Kingwill Surname
Approximately 736 people bear this surname
Kingwill 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.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 340 | 1:79,399 | 9,249 |
| South Africa | 248 | 1:218,458 | 22,930 |
| United States | 99 | 1:3,661,201 | 203,401 |
| England | 33 | 1:1,688,426 | 69,999 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Kingwill 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 Royal Well [Old English cyning-, cing-wiell(a]
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Kingwill Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kingwill Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kingwill is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kingwill click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kingwill? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 459,064th most prevalent surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 9,901,557 people. Kingwill is mostly found in Oceania, where 47 percent of Kingwill live; 47 percent live in Australasia and 47 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 340 people, or 1 in 79,399. In Australia it is most prevalent in: Victoria, where 71 percent are found, New South Wales, where 24 percent are found and Queensland, where 3 percent are found. Not including Australia it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 34 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.
Kingwill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kingwill has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,980 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kingwill Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kingwill are 31.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 77.78% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kingwill earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 113.65% more than the national average, earning R 507,708 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.
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