Kinsley Surname

85,533rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Kinsley 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.

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Kinsley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8961:93,03410,448
England7191:77,4948,720
Nigeria4501:393,65120,728
Canada2181:169,01616,995
South Africa761:712,86550,752
Papua New Guinea661:123,54116,840
Ireland441:107,0215,562
Australia381:710,41347,396
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Italy111:5,559,699110,230
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Wales101:309,45316,869
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland501:88,5975,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2901:84,0538,898
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Wales161:98,0264,293
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5761:31,8653,832

Kinsley (4,616) may also be a first name.

Kinsley 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.

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

(English) 1 for Kinnersley, q.v.

2 for Kingsley, q.v. (Celtic) Anglicization of Kinsella, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Kingsley (the king’s wood), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(English) One who came from Kinsley (Cyne's meadow), in Yorkshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Probably a contraction of Kinnersley.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(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.

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

Kinsley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kinsley occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinsley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 85,533rd most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,292,576 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 68 percent of Kinsley are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 100,984th most commonly used first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,616 people.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 3,896 people, or 1 in 93,034. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 10 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 8 percent reside.

Kinsley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kinsley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 247 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 12 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinsley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kinsley surname are 11.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.08% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kinsley earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 21.94% less than the national average, earning R 185,496 per year; in United States they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $45,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $51,136 CAD per year.

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