The kinsey Surname
kinsey Name Meaning and History
- English: from the Middle English personal name Kynsey, a survival of Old English Cynesige, composed of the elements cyne ‘royal’ + sige ‘victory’.
- This name may also have assimilated some cases of Scottish MacKenzie, with the Mac prefix omitted.
- Possibly an Americanized spelling of Swiss German Künzi (see Kuenzi).
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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