Kinniston Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Kinniston Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kinniston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Kinniston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinniston is found most in Canada. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Kinniston.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinniston? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 94 percent of Kinniston are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Kinniston is most frequently held in Canada, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada Kinniston is most numerous in: British Columbia, where 100 percent live. Not including Canada Kinniston occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Scotland, where 6 percent live.

Kinniston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kinniston has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kinniston last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kinniston Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kinniston earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 20.33% less than the national average, earning $34,375 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning $52,306 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
  • 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 Kinniston
  • 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