Kinman Surname

134,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Kinman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kinmond.' All personal names with suffix -mond corrupt to -man; compare Osman, Wyman, Wayman, Tesseyman, &c.

1620. Married — Edward Kennyman and Mary Quince: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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Kinman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8721:126,20413,393
England1781:313,02323,520
Japan1181:1,083,42620,860
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Canada231:1,601,982107,690
Wales151:206,30213,003
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Guam11:160,1214,893
Dominica11:75,891912
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6281:79,9668,433

Kinman (634) may also be a first name.

Kinman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kinmond.' All personal names with suffix -mond corrupt to -man; compare Osman, Wyman, Wayman, Tesseyman, &c.

1620. Married — Edward Kennyman and Mary Quince: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1623-4. William Kynman and Joane Fowler: Marriage Lic. (London).

1711. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Francis Kinman: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1753. Married — Hill Burton and Elizabeth Kinnimond: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

This surname is derived from an occupation.; v. Kingsman. All the evidence is in favour of this derivation. For a parallel case, v. Kinsley for Kingsley. For further evidence, v. Kingsman.

1588-9. George Kinesman, Northamptonshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

The two following entries settle the question:

1674. Baptised — Deborah, d. Herold and Deborah Kingsman: St Michael, Cornhill.

1676. — Elizabeth, d. Herold and Deborah Kinsman: ibid.

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

This surname is most probably a shortened form of Kinninmonth, which see. John Ky(n)man witnessed a quitclaim of the land of Drumkarauch in 1260 (RPSA., p. 346). Johannes Kynman was senescallus to Sir Gilbert de Haya (Cupar-Angus, I, p. 339). The S' Nicolaii Kynman is appended to a resignation of the lands of Megginch, 1461 (Seals Supp., 591). William Kinmond of Hill, 1652, appears again in 1665 as William Kinman of Hill when he granted a bond in favor of Mr. Henry Malcome (DPD., I, p. 107; II, p. 454). Andrew Kinmann was burgess of Dundee in 1651 (Brechin), and Sophie Kinman had letters of alienation of the lands of Mureaidge in the lordship of Errol in 1664 (DPD., I, p. 151). Kynman 1658.

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

(English) the Anglo-Saxon Cynemann = Royal Man [Old English cyne-, royal + mann) Confused with the next name.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Analogous to Cousin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kinman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinman (Russian: Кинман) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kinman is the 134,024th most frequent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,168,267 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Kinman reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 330,552nd most commonly held given name internationally, borne by 634 people.

Kinman is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 2,872 people, or 1 in 126,204. In The United States Kinman is mostly found in: Kentucky, where 15 percent live, Indiana, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Japan, where 4 percent live.

Kinman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kinman has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kinman last name rose 457 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 185 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kinman last name are 17.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.25% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kinman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 108.91% more than the national average, earning R 496,452 per year; in United States they earn 2.12% less than the national average, earning $42,236 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.58% less than the national average, earning $39,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinnman9265/
Kienman9223/
Kinmann9211/
Kinmman921/
Knman911/
Kinnmann861/
Kinmon83233/
Kynman83133/
Cinman83102/
Kenman8383/
Kinmam831/
Kaenman77524/
Chinman7788/
Kimmann7784/
Künmann778/
Keenman772/
Kimmane771/
Kinmoun771/
Kenmman771/
Kinmone771/
Koenman771/
Quinman771/
Keunman770/
Cnman731/
Kenmagne7117/
Künnmann7114/
Kimmeang714/
Koenmann713/
Chinnman711/
Kinmount711/
Chinmaan711/
Kühnmann711/
Kimmmang711/
Kennmann710/
Kinmound710/
Keunmann710/
Kinnmonth6725/
Kenmon6722/
Cenman6719/
Kinmounth676/
Kimmam676/
Koehnmann674/
Kenmmagne671/

Kinman Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kinman in the Russian language
Кинманkinman-

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