Kinsman Surname

83,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,809 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Kinsman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation.; v. Kingsman. All the evidence is in favour of this derivation. For a parallel case, v. Kinsley for Kingsley. For further evidence, v. Kingsman.

1588-9. George Kinesman, Northamptonshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Kinsman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1941:113,48112,278
Canada9531:38,6634,851
England6311:88,3019,580
Australia4681:57,6837,021
South Africa1201:451,48138,064
Nicaragua1101:54,7371,472
Scotland931:57,5684,778
New Zealand831:54,5588,669
Wales401:77,3636,557
Brazil341:6,296,304151,940
Ireland281:168,1767,397
France111:6,038,429280,838
Panama61:652,04310,051
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5151:47,3315,841
Scotland801:46,7903,324
Wales81:196,0527,186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8171:61,4676,744

Kinsman (125) may also be a first name.

Kinsman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation.; v. Kingsman. All the evidence is in favour of this derivation. For a parallel case, v. Kinsley for Kingsley. For further evidence, v. Kingsman.

1588-9. George Kinesman, Northamptonshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

The two following entries settle the question:

1674. Baptised — Deborah, d. Herold and Deborah Kingsman: St Michael, Cornhill.

1676. — Elizabeth, d. Herold and Deborah Kinsman: ibid.

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

(English) 1 In Norfolk a kinsman is a cousin-german; in Suffolk, a nephew [Middle English kynes-man, a relative; Old English cynn, kin, genit. cynnes + mann] 2 for Kingsman, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Analogous to Cousin.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kinsman Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinsman is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Kinsman.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinsman? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kinsman is the 83,361st most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 1,254,527 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Kinsman are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731st most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 125 people.

The surname Kinsman is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 3,194 people, or 1 in 113,481. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 10 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 7 percent are found and Washington, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States Kinsman occurs in 35 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 16 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Kinsman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kinsman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kinsman last name grew 391 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 116 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 933 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kinsman Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kinsman surname are 7.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.42% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kinsman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.58% more than the national average, earning R 505,176 per year; in United States they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $44,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.34% less than the national average, earning $48,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinsmann9312/
Kinnsman930/
Knsman921/
Kincman8643/
Kensman868/
Kinzman863/
Kinsmon861/
Kimsman860/
Chinsman8013/
Kensmann8011/
Kinsmont800/
Cinsmann800/
Cnssman711/
Kimzman710/
Cncman621/
Cnsmond571/

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