King is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic, Welsh and Saxon. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: King
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Gaelic, Welsh and Saxon
Meaning: In English, refers to a king. The primary sense is a head or leader. Gaelic, ceann; Welsh, cun and cwn, a head, a leader. Saxon, cyng, and nearly the same in all the Teutonic dialects. It's a nickname that can be interpreted in various ways, most often in the form of a mocking nickname (French equivalent: Roy, Leroy).

How popular is King?

King is common in United States.

King is ranked 501 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kings grew by 6.02206 per cent to 465422 since 2000 and ranked 34 after elevating 1 spots. The last name was found in around 1578 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 70.16 72.8
Black 22.76 22.02
Hispanic or Latino 2.55 1.62
Others 2.31 1.71
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.23 0.88
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.98 0.97
King is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Saint Vincent and the Grenadines is ahead in terms of density. Around 997621 people have been found who wears King as their family name. King is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,800 Maldives9
85 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha9
48,950 Moldova6
60,971 Kyrgyzstan6
64 Norfolk Island6
26,325 Mauritania5
5,042 Tajikistan5
92 Equatorial Guinea5
359 Laos4
1,162 Madagascar4
248 Somalia4
593 Congo4
9,077 Lithuania3
3,707 Malawi3
810 Mali3
351 Bhutan3
479 Burundi3
549 Seychelles2
313 Greenland2
626 Kiribati2
1,753 Cuba2
3,871 Paraguay2
1,421 Gabon2
205 Eritrea2
1,400 Mongolia2
213 Liechtenstein2
9,541 Turkmenistan1
692 Guinea1
624 Solomon Islands1
480 Micronesia1
591 Samoa1
168 Wallis and Futuna1
734 Chad1
613 Central African Republic1
318 Montserrat1
880 Djibouti1
215 Palau1
472 Tonga1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,255 Uruguay49
2,372 Syria48
6,991 Kuwait45
1,798 Afghanistan43
557 Malta42
2,017 Costa Rica42
451 Myanmar42
299 Isle of Man41
75 Gibraltar40
4,672 Oman38
12,575 Serbia38
8,791 Cameroon36
122 Turks and Caicos Islands33
1,013 Libya32
7,903 Jordan31
337 Andorra29
1,388 Cambodia28
11,722 Georgia27
8,120 Sri Lanka27
3,918 Bahrain26
9,109 Burkina Faso25
100 Åland24
6,607 Lebanon23
284 Cayman Islands22
46,018 Belarus22
94,043 Kazakhstan21
262 The Gambia21
5,013 Armenia18
1,819 Angola18
3,193 Ivory Coast18
11,333 Azerbaijan17
1,445 Rwanda16
5 Falkland Islands16
763 Democratic Republic of The Congo15
730 Yemen15
697 Brunei14
86 Anguilla14
2,417 Zambia13
2,574 Benin13
137 Monaco13
1,642 Ethiopia11
1,174 Nepal11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
21 American Samoa99
205 Grenada92
82 Guernsey79
119 Saint Kitts and Nevis78
3,193 Estonia77
4,774 Latvia73
4,232 Bangladesh71
14,530 Iran68
801 Luxembourg66
24,348 Czech Republic64
138 Bermuda63
1,780 Vietnam59
59 British Virgin Islands59
2,234 Iraq58
353 South Korea57
1,976 Nicaragua56
235 Dominica56
5,201 Qatar54
Countries with hundreds of King:
68 The Bahamas983
2,565 Netherlands970
508 Panama963
5,365 Tanzania949
1,807 Ecuador944
315 Namibia936
278 Botswana846
1,098 Switzerland837
11 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines825
6,453 Argentina821
1,168 Austria760
4,998 Uzbekistan756
1,502 Israel742
3,266 Romania731
115 Fiji705
2,961 Venezuela677
949 Honduras666
2,391 Greece663
1,875 Chile639
1,813 Sweden544
41 Saint Lucia533
2,410 Hungary524
227 Swaziland509
5,126 Peru499
86 Suriname480
4,187 Zimbabwe464
3,794 Belgium453
1,294 Norway452
2,097 Bolivia438
7,408 Pakistan431
426 Mauritius401
30,821 Philippines399
151 Belize392
63 Vanuatu367
2,375 Finland350
2,254 Bosnia318
46,008 Russia313
3,383 United Arab Emirates304
1,386 El Salvador301
239 Macau295
2,222 Portugal286
32 Antigua and Barbuda279
9,995 Egypt274
1,958 Albania266
43,528 Germany261
13,452 Saudi Arabia234
49 Northern Mariana Islands218
1,787 Taiwan183
29,766 Ukraine183
1,017 Senegal178
1,485 Puerto Rico177
40 United States Virgin Islands173
2,551 Slovenia169
496 Cyprus163
3,815 Denmark157
763 Thailand157
6,726 Slovakia155
2,025 Macedonia154
4,112 Bulgaria140
136 Guam134
6,954 Croatia117
65 Jersey106
1,599 Japan102
394 Iceland101
Countries with thousands of King:
474 Sudan9,278
709 Kenya8,239
13 New Zealand6,956
78 Scotland6,753
7,594 India6,633
1,757 Mexico5,706
131 Hong Kong5,576
697 Mozambique5,502
132 Ireland5,492
931 Morocco4,699
96 Jamaica4,640
68 Wales3,488
215 Togo3,428
2,153 France3,355
435 Dominican Republic3,317
380 China2,881
4,860 Brazil2,878
809 Tunisia2,576
58 Trinidad and Tobago2,398
4,043 Turkey2,376
110 Northern Ireland2,349
30 Guyana2,140
447 Papua New Guinea1,993
9 Barbados1,907
1,074 Guatemala1,599
352 Singapore1,532
8,691 Indonesia1,492
1,062 Haiti1,482
4,265 Poland1,384
2,303 Colombia1,258
3,696 Spain1,242
9,388 Italy1,153
Countries with ten thousands of King:
29 England84,142
265 Nigeria83,601
16 Australia43,243
44 Canada37,371
193 South Africa31,396
176 Ghana22,446
341 Malaysia11,636
428 Algeria11,603
42 Liberia11,476
564 Uganda11,016
66 Sierra Leone10,699
Countries with hundred thousands of King:
32 United States492,285
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Ann King worked as maid and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Georgia and arrived on May 11, 1846. John King, aged 25, John King, aged 40, 37 years old Catherine King, 6 years old Margt. King, Hannah King, aged 4, 49 years old Denis King, House Maid Ann King, Workman Charles King, and 991 other King around 52.07% of whom were workman while others worked as tailoress and farmer, spinster, carpenter, ploughman, matron, mechanic, dressmaker, gardner/grower, joiner, clerk, mason, butcher, engineer, seamstress, painter migrated to US.

Comments

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Brent Carney
King is a family name alsacien- Lorraine, resulting from modern German koenig king named dignity employed as a nickname.

King Namesakes

    Ted King, American actor, best known for starring as Andy Trudeau on the hit-series Charmed from 1998 to 1999
    Brett King, American cinematographic and television actor
    Jonathan King, English singer, songwriter, and producer of music and TV
    Evan King, American professional tennis player
    Dani King, British professional cyclist who specialized in track cycling
  • Abby C. King, Professor
  • Coretta Scott King, Author
  • Abe King, Basketball player
  • Abel, King of Denmark, King
  • Phil King, Cricket Player
  • Coretta Scott King, Author
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., Minister
  • Baba Gana Kingibe, Nigerian Politician
  • Abner Kingman, Film editor
  • Julie Adair King, Author
  • In 2013 drama movie, A Tribute to Gunsmoke, Evie King characterized Kitty.
  • Jordan King, from 2018 horror flick IS-22, who portrayed Quarantine Officer 1.
  • Lexi King, from 2018 horror film RokSaw, who portrayed the Open victim 1.
  • In 2017, Lando King characterized the role of Leo in horror flick The Getaway.
  • Jonathan Dylan King played vital character of Zachary in 2020 drama film Taking the Fall.
  • In 2017 drama, thriller film, Lotanna, Keturah King characterized Bestie.
  • Martin Luther B.B. King characterized leading character of Martin Luther BB King in 2016 comedy movie Yo! Pékin.
  • In 0 drama movie, Upload Me, Terry King portrayed Bass player.
  • Madi King characterized the main character of N in 2014 action film Spider-Man 2: Age of Darkness.
  • Karlie King, from 2016 drama flick The Voice That Was Louder Than Before, who played Betty.
  • Travis King characterized the main character of Curtis Moorcombe in 2020 mystery and romance flick Five Kingdoms: The Forest and Journey of Anandas the Monk.
  • Allen King, from 2018 comedy, drama film It is Not the Pornographer That is Perverse..., who played Devil and Segment Diablo en Madrid (The Devil in Madrid).
  • Robert King characterized small role of Vincentio in 2016 comedy movie The Taming of the Shrew.
  • Stacey King, from 0 horror, thriller flick Killer Sofa, who portrayed the Roseanne Grape.
  • In 2016 family film, My Jewish Auntie, Bronte King characterized Pru Caplin.
  • In 2017 drama, thriller movie, The New Roommate, Harris Elizabeth King played Maggie.
  • Dominic King, from 0 drama film Last Shot, who portrayed Detective Casey Ferguson.
  • In 2018, Christina King characterized the role of Ashley in comedy, drama movie Moving Ashley.
  • In 2017, Will King characterized the role of Kent in fantasy, horror movie The Heretics.
  • Chloe King portrayed important role of Linda in 2014 horror movie Dusk of the Dead.
  • Ashley King played main role of Ashley in 2014 action and horror flick The Human Virus.
  • In 2019, Alex King characterized the role of Kane in drama movie Suburban Wildlife.
  • Daliah King characterized vital role of Susan in 2014 drama and horror movie Unser Haus.
  • In 2013, Peter King characterized the role of Mzito in comedy and drama film Ni sisi.
  • Jessica King portrayed important character of Sage in 2017 drama flick Omniwave Refresher.
  • In 2014 horror, thriller film, Berkshire County, Alysa King played Kylie Winters.
  • In 2014 drama film, Menthol, Jacob King played Peter.
  • Carol King played leading role of N in 2011 drama movie Alero's Symphony.
  • In 2015 horror and mystery film, Observance, Stephanie King portrayed Tenneal and Subject 1.
  • In 2014 action film, Brothers, Steve King played Marky Trevors.

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