Kinton Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

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

Kinton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kington.' parishes in Huntingdonshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Dorset. With the variant Kinton, compare Kinsley for Kingsley, or Kinsman for Kingsman.

Stephen de Kington, Norfolk, 1273.

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Kinton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6241:580,86447,547
England2451:227,42118,997
Canada451:818,79163,991
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2231:109,30710,757
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Kinton (373) may also be a first name.

Kinton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kington.' parishes in Huntingdonshire, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and Dorset. With the variant Kinton, compare Kinsley for Kingsley, or Kinsman for Kingsman.

Stephen de Kington, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Kington, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1586. John Kynton and Margery Pemerton: Marriage Lic. (London).

1752. Married — Weackham Kington and Sarah Armistmie (sic) Stead: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Kinton or Kineton = the Royal Manor [Old English cyne-, royal + tún, manor, estate] Cp. Kington: Kineton, Warwick­shire, is called indifferently Kineton or Kington.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes, &c. in cos. Huntingdon, Gloucester, Worcester, Dorset, and Wilts.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kinton Last Name Facts

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

Kinton (Russian: Кинтон) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Kinton.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinton? popularity and diffusion

Kinton is the 371,278th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Kinton live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 449,413th most common first name at a global level, held by 373 people.

The surname Kinton is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 624 people, or 1 in 580,864. In The United States Kinton is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 30 percent live, Virginia, where 10 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States it exists in 21 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Kinton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kinton has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kinton surname expanded 376 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kinton surname are 0.86000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.09% registered with the party.

The amount Kinton earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.07% less than the national average, earning $43,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $56,018 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kinthon926/
Kintoun922/
Kintone921/
Kienton921/
Kuinton920/
Kinthong869/
Kinthonh861/
Kintoing861/
Kquinton861/
Kienthon861/
Kenton834,234/
Kintan83160/
Cinton8341/
Kintun832/
Kynton831/
Qinton831/
Kntong831/
Kintonova8015/
Quinton7713,750/
Chinton7765/
Kimtong7724/
Kaenton7721/
Kintaun777/
Kentone777/
Khntoon776/
Kuintan772/
Keenton772/
Kinthan771/
Kesnton771/
Qintong771/
Kintant771/
Kintane771/
Cintton771/
Cuinton771/
Kyntong771/
Kndtoon771/
Kennton771/
Keunton771/
Kntan738/
Quintong71370/
Kaenthon71254/
Chinthon7161/
Kenthong7123/
Quintone719/
Kentoine712/
Kehenton711/
Khnntong711/
Cuintton711/
Kynthong711/
Kuuntuon711/
Quintton711/
Quintonn711/
Quienton711/
Kenntton710/
Quinnton710/
Centon67560/
Cintan6759/
Kentan6749/
Kentun6728/
Küntan6724/
Qintan6710/
Cintun678/
Knthan674/
Qunton674/
Kntung674/
Kentonová672/
Kimtom671/
Kendthong671/
Quintonne671/
Kenthoung671/
Khntun671/

Kinton Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kinton in the Russian language
Кинтонkinton-

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