Kinnear Surname

55,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kinnear Surname Definition:

From the lands of Kin-near near Wormit, Fife. Symon, son of Michael, gave a carucate of land of Cathelai to the church of St. Andrews. His grant was confirmed by King Malcolm IV (RPSA., p. 195), and King William confirmed the grant of Chathelach, with common pasture for twenty-four beasts, and eighty sheep, which Symon, son of Michael gave, and his son Alan confirmed (ibid.

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Kinnear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3951:151,34015,548
South Africa1,7471:31,0123,985
England1,2271:45,4105,724
Canada1,1691:31,5194,098
Australia9951:27,1313,690
Scotland9241:5,794945
Northern Ireland1871:9,8671,574
New Zealand1121:40,4316,796
Ireland1011:46,6233,460
Botswana991:22,0904,408
Wales631:49,1204,600
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1931:22,9532,555
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,1801:3,172535
England2721:89,6159,328
Isle of Man81:6,784664
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4861:103,33110,433

Kinnear (41) may also be a first name.

Kinnear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the lands of Kin-near near Wormit, Fife. Symon, son of Michael, gave a carucate of land of Cathelai to the church of St. Andrews. His grant was confirmed by King Malcolm IV (RPSA., p. 195), and King William confirmed the grant of Chathelach, with common pasture for twenty-four beasts, and eighty sheep, which Symon, son of Michael gave, and his son Alan confirmed (ibid., p. 212). The descendants of Symon took the name of Kinnear, and were the vassals of the Priory of St. Andrews in the lands of Kathlac, etc., which they held till the beginning of the eighteenth century (Lawrie, p. 448). Reginald de Kener witnessed gift of one mark of silver annually by Alexander, earl of Buchan to the Abbey of Arnbroath, c. 1250 (RAA., I, p. 266). Simon, son of Simon de Kyner, made a grant of part of the lands of Kathlac to the church of St. Andrew which was confirmed by Alexander II, 1216 (RPSA., p. 292,294). Sir John de Kyner rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p. 169), Petrus Kyrior was elected common councillor of Aberdeen, 1477 (Guildry, p. 189), John de Kynor was admitted burgess of Aberdeen, 1439, and Adam Kynnor in 1457 (NSCM., I, p. 5, 15). John Kynnier was retoured heir of David Kynnier de eodem, his father, 1543 (Retours, Fife, 2), and Joanne Kingzow in Brechin, 1600, appears again in 1602 as John Keingzer (REB., II, 231,232). John Kenyr, charter witness in Inverness, 1536 (Laing, 403). Henry Kinneir of Kinneir was appointed commendator of Balmerino Abbey, 1574, and John Kinneir of that Ilk was bailie of the abbey (Campbell, Balmerino and its abbey). Kenneir 1613, Kinner 1601, Kynnair 1598, Kynner 1527, Kynnier 1662.

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

(Celtic) belonging to Kinneir (Fife) = (prob.) the Western Head or Hill [Gaelic cinn (ceann), head + iar, west]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A chieftain.

The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

(Gaelic.) A head man or chief. Ceanneir, from Ceann, head, and eir, an abbreviation of fear, a man.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kinnear Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinnear (Arabic: كينيار) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinnear? popularity and diffusion

It is the 55,538th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 797,150 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Kinnear are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 2,395 people, or 1 in 151,340. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent live, Maryland, where 11 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Aside from The United States Kinnear exists in 42 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 19 percent live and England, where 13 percent live.

Kinnear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kinnear has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kinnear surname grew 493 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 451 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 48 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 6,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinnear Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kinnear last name is primarily Presbyterian (54%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kinnear are 12.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.59% registered with the party.

The amount Kinnear earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.22% more than the national average, earning R 397,368 per year; in United States they earn 0.5% more than the national average, earning $43,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.5% more than the national average, earning $53,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinneard9329/
Kinniear935/
Kkinnear931/
Kinner923,795/
Kinnar921,665/
Kinneer86355/
Kinnaer86302/
Kinnier86247/
Kinnair86162/
Kinnare86131/
Kinnert8685/
Kinneir8680/
Kienner8644/
Kennear8616/
Kinnere864/
Kisnner863/
Kinnasr863/
Kinnerr862/
Kimnear861/
Kinnerd861/
Kinnaar861/
Kinneur860/
Kinnerp860/
Knear83119/
Knnar832/
Knner831/
Quinnear8046/
Kinnerød8030/
Kingnetr802/
Kinnarth801/
Kinnayrd801/
Kinneird801/
Kinneurd801/
Kinneyjr801/
Kenneard801/
Kinnauer801/
Kinnarrd800/
Kenner778,102/
Kennar77252/
Könner77239/
Cinner7782/
Känner7733/
Cinnar7731/
Künner776/
Kynnar775/
Kneahr772/
Kinnir770/
Knnier770/
Kkinnaird751/
Knar73295/
Kner73116/
Chinner71466/
Kennair71158/
Koenner7187/
Chinnar7171/
Künnert7161/
Kennare7125/
Kuenner7125/
Quinner714/
Keenner712/
Kaenner712/
Kenneer711/
Kinnird711/
Khneyar711/
Kinngir711/
Kennger711/
Kennier710/
Kenneir710/
Kennuer710/
Kennere710/
Kenneur710/
Kenngar710/
Keunner710/
Knerr673,743/
Kneer673,023/
Knarr672,792/
Knier67702/
Kinre67577/
Knehr67402/
Knoer67211/
Knaur67101/
Kngar6771/
Kneir6759/
Quinnert6752/
Khnar6738/
Kneur6721/
Knahr6714/
Knhar6711/
Knere676/
Knard675/
Kennayar674/
Chinnaar674/
Knaar674/
Khner674/
Kenneyjr672/
Knarp671/
Knayr671/
Quinneur671/
Cnner671/
Knert671/
Ckner671/
Kinnuird670/
Knuer670/
Kennertt670/
Knaer670/
Knger670/
Knerd670/
Quinnard670/
Knart670/
Knare670/
Knher670/
Kenneyor670/
Kenneyer670/

Kinnear Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kinnear in the Arabic language
كينيارkynyar-
كينيرkynyr-

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