Kinghorn is used as a family name or surname in Scotland. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kinghorn
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Scotland
Meaning: A borough in Fifeshire, Scotland. The name is derived from the Gaelic Cean-gorn or gorm, "the blue head," from the adjoining promontory. It is fancifully suggested by one writer that as the Scottish kings long had a residence in the neighborhood, the name may have been suggested by the frequent winding of the king's horn when sailed out to the chase in this neighborhood

How popular is Kinghorn?

Kinghorn is common in England.

Kinghorn is ranked 79459 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kinghorns grew by 14.14343 per cent to 1146 since 2000 and ranked 22450 after elevating 1118 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.37 94.52
Kinghorn is quite popular family name mostly used in South Africa while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 5532 people have been found who wears Kinghorn as their family name. Kinghorn is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
101,066 Zimbabwe5
3,818 Zambia3
2,754 Namibia3
723,167 Indonesia2
12,161 Wales2
21,529 Singapore2
169,904 Brazil1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
172,258 Germany1
13,447 Uganda1
40,340 Malaysia1
118,015 Netherlands1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
24,176 Qatar1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
7,895 South Korea1
5,589 Sudan1
81,201 Switzerland1
29,046 Japan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,692 Ireland27
94,038 Spain11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,783 Jamaica71
Countries with hundreds of Kinghorn:
1,428 Scotland525
10,557 Canada373
8,934 Australia316
6,206 New Zealand121
Countries with thousands of Kinghorn:
4,480 South Africa1,461
22,153 United States1,424
6,031 England1,172
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Alexander Kinghorn was 21 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on June 12, 1849. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as joiner and took Pursuit from Glasgow. 19 years old Janett Kinghorn, Robert Kinghorn, aged 50, 50 years old Ann Kinghorn, Robert Kinghorn (24) Immigrant, Alex Kinghorn (28) Immigrant, Janet Kinghorn, aged 26, Allan Kinghorn, Infant Thomas Kinghorn, are other Kinghorn that migrated to US.

Kinghorn Namesakes

  • Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  • Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  • John Bowes, 9th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  • Gemma Kinghorn, Nurse
  • Patrick Lyon, 3rd Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  • Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  • Harry Kinghorn, Soccer player
  • Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorn, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  • John Lyon, 5th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
  • Thomas Lyon, 8th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne, Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne

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