Kinseley Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Kinseley Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsley,' which see. This name is found in the Cheshire and Lancashire neighbourhood of Kingsley. No doubt a variant. In the Index to the Wills at Chester.
Adam Kindsley, of Charnock Richard, 1627: Wills at Chester.
Read More About This SurnameKinseley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
Kinseley (11) may also be a first name.
Kinseley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingsley,' which see. This name is found in the Cheshire and Lancashire neighbourhood of Kingsley. No doubt a variant. In the Index to the Wills at Chester.
Adam Kindsley, of Charnock Richard, 1627: Wills at Chester.
John Kindsley, of Duxbury, husbandman, 1639: ibid.
Robert Kindsley, of the City of London, 1699: ibid. (1681-1700).
1662. Thomas Kindsley: Preston Guild Rolls.
1800. Married — William Carroll and Mary Kinsley: St. George, Hanover Square.
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).
Parishes in cos. Hereford and Salop.
Probably a contraction of Kinnersley.
(Gaelic.) From Ceannsallach, authoritative, commanding, ruling. Walker, in his Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards, relates the following story: Eochaidh, the then monarch, was defeated by Ena, King of Leinster, at the battle of Cruachan. In this engagement Ena killed Cetmathch, laureate bard to the monarch, although he fled for refuge under the shields of the Leinster troops. For this base deed the ruthless king was stigmatized with the epithet Kinsealach, that is, the foul and reproachful head, which name descended to his posterity.
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Kinseley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinseley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kinseley is found most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kinseley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinseley? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,100,440th most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kinseley live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most frequently used forename at a global level, held by 11 people.
The last name Kinseley is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Kinseley is primarily concentrated in: Merseyside, where 75 percent reside, Essex, where 17 percent reside and Cheshire, where 4 percent reside. Other than England this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Kinseley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kinseley has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Kinseley surname grew 480 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 28 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Kinseley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Kinseley are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.
Kinseley earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 113.5% more than the national average, earning $92,125 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinnseley | 94 | 0 | / |
| Kinsely | 93 | 51 | / |
| Kinsele | 93 | 18 | / |
| Kinseler | 88 | 120 | / |
| Kenseley | 88 | 8 | / |
| Kinselet | 88 | 2 | / |
| Kinshele | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kinselya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kingeley | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kinselea | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kinsgely | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kinselay | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kinceley | 88 | 0 | / |
| Knsely | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kinsheloe | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kinsale | 80 | 371 | / |
| Kinsela | 80 | 329 | / |
| Kingele | 80 | 133 | / |
| Kinsily | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kinsile | 80 | 7 | / |
| Kinzele | 80 | 5 | / |
| Kincely | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kincele | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kinsaly | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinscheloe | 78 | 1 | / |
| Kinceler | 75 | 102 | / |
| Kinzeler | 75 | 76 | / |
| Kinshile | 75 | 48 | / |
| Kinshela | 75 | 29 | / |
| Kienzele | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kenseler | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinselia | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinseloa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinsalay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kingelay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinseela | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinselah | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinsalle | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinchele | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinsally | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kincelee | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinselas | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinshella | 71 | 307 | / |
| Kengeleya | 71 | 41 | / |
| Kinzeylee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinchelee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kngele | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinsealla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinnsiler | 71 | 0 | / |
| Knsaly | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kingeslee | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kengele | 67 | 4,785 | / |
| Kinsala | 67 | 2,235 | / |
| Kinsola | 67 | 461 | / |
| Kinsila | 67 | 287 | / |
| Kinzela | 67 | 188 | / |
| Kingela | 67 | 183 | / |
| Kingile | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kinsali | 67 | 50 | / |
| Kinzale | 67 | 27 | / |
| Kensale | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kinceli | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kinsili | 67 | 10 | / |
| Kensela | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kinchelowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kenjele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinxela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kingeli | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinjela | 67 | 1 | / |
| Künzele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kencele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kensile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qinsile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kensoly | 67 | 1 | / |
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