Kington is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kington
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kington

How popular is Kington?

Kington is ranked 222058 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kingtons plummeted by 1.204819 per cent to 410 since 2000 and slipped by 2912 spots and ranked at 50851. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.71 89.64
Black 3.41 7.23
Hispanic or Latino 2.68 1.45
Others 1.71 0
Kington is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in United States. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Jamaica. Around 1499 people have been found who wears Kington as their family name. Kington is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
112,145 Spain7
27,602 Nigeria4
9,097 Wales3
19,046 Ireland2
53,505 Turkey1
1,704,541 India1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
172,258 Germany1
107,212 South Africa1
29,046 Japan1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
34,581 Chile1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,226 New Zealand33
14,963 Scotland26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,783 Jamaica71
49,493 Canada62
Countries with hundreds of Kington:
47,674 United States563
12,803 England468
11,103 Australia251

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Jerry Kington was 46 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on July 9, 1850 with Immigrant Thomas Kington. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as immigrant and took Leviathan from Cork.

Kington Namesakes

  • Miles Kington, Journalist

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