Kinnersley Surname

379,617th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Kinnersley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kinnersley,' two parishes in Salop and also a parish in Herefordshire, four miles from Weobley. v. Kindersley, and compare Kinsley.

Hugh de Kinardeslegh, Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.

Read More About This Surname

Kinnersley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5591:99,67510,532
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
Australia811:333,28028,364
Wales311:99,8247,946
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
New Zealand291:156,14917,650
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1861:131,05012,125
Wales331:47,5282,451
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Kinnersley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kinnersley,' two parishes in Salop and also a parish in Herefordshire, four miles from Weobley. v. Kindersley, and compare Kinsley.

Hugh de Kinardeslegh, Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

Richard de Kinardesle, Herefordshire, ibid.

Thus the name means the field of Kenward, the original settler or proprietor; v. Kenward.

1576. Nicholas Kinnersley, Lincolnshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1581. Buried — Dorothye Kynnerseleye: Reg. Prestbury, Cheshire.

1597. Married — Henry Kinnerslie and Margery Butler: St. Mary Aldermary.

1676. Thomas Kinnersley and Mary London: Marriage Lic. (Canterbury).

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

(English) belonging to Kinnersley = Cyneheard’s Lea [Old English leáh; and v. under Kinnard (English] The Herefordshire Kinnersley was Kinardeslegh in the 13th cent.

John de Kynardeslegh.—Chesh. Chmbrlns’. Accts., A.D. 1359-60.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Hereford and Salop.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

This surname has been incorrectly linked to the geographical parish of Kennerleigh, a parish in Devon, five miles from Crediton. This surname has been researched extensively and the name, along with variations (Kennerly, Kenerley, Kenerly, Kinnerley, Kinnerly) originated in the Cheshire area and date back to the Doomsday book. This is based on DNA research and actual records. All these names can be traced to the name Kynnersley, who according to an old pedigree, were very ancient, being seated long before the Conquest in Hereford, in a castle so called at present. In Doomesday it is recorded, that when the Conqueror was possessed of his new kingdoms of England, he sent his Commlssionar throughout remote parts thereof, to know how every man held his lands. In which time there was an old gentleman that lived and was owner of Kynnardsley Castle, in Hereford by name John de Kynnardsley, and by title a knight (if any knights were before the Conquest). This old gentleman was blind, he had then living with him twelve sons, whom with himself he armed, and stood in his castle (his halberd in his hand, attending the coming of sheriffs from ye king, who being arrived, demanded of him by what tenure he held his castle and land the old knight replied, "by my arms, showing to them his halberd".

- D. R. Kenerley

Kinnersley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinnersley has its highest incidence in England. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinnersley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 379,617th most prevalent surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 7,752,708 people. The last name Kinnersley is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Kinnersley live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 559 people, or 1 in 99,675. In England Kinnersley is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 16 percent are found, Durham, where 13 percent are found and Greater London, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account England it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Kinnersley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kinnersley has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 301 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 752 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinnersley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kinnersley last name are 31.28% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.05% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kinnersley earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 6.38% less than the national average, earning $40,394 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.9% less than the national average, earning $48,243 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kinnersley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis