Kinstry Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kinstry Surname Definition:

Mac an Aistrigh (W) Seldom found outside Ulster

Kinstry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark81:705,58939,626
United States81:45,307,367917,113
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Kinstry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac an Aistrigh (W) Seldom found outside Ulster

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Kinstry Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinstry is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinstry? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kinstry is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Kinstry occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Kinstry reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 47 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 705,589. In Denmark Kinstry is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 100 percent live. Not including Denmark this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Kinstry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kinstry has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kinstry last name fell 20 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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