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Kington Family History

Kington Name Meaning

English: habitational name from Kington Saint Michael or West Kington (both Wiltshire) Kington (Worcestershire) Kington in Thornbury (Gloucestershire) Kington in Claverdon (Warwickshire) Old Kington (Herefordshire) or any of the three places called Kington in Dorset. The placenames derive from Old English cyne ‘royal’ or cyning ‘king’ + tūn ‘farmstead estate’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Kinton, Kingdon, Kingston, Hinton, Kenton, Edington, Linton, Winton

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Where is the Kington family from?

You can see how Kington families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kington family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kington families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1840 there were 3 Kington families living in Tennessee. This was about 43% of all the recorded Kington's in USA. Tennessee had the highest population of Kington families in 1840.
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What did your Kington ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Farmer and Cook were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Kington. 28% of Kington men worked as a Farmer and 50% of Kington women worked as a Cook. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kington were Machinist and Stenographer. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Farmer
    28%
  • Laborer
    26%
  • Watchman
    7%
  • Machinist
    7%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Cook
    50%
  • Stenographer
    50%
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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 1,000 immigration records available for the last name Kington. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the USA, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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There are 1,000 military records available for the last name Kington. For the veterans among your Kington ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Kington lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Kington life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Kington in 1959 was 37, and 74 in 2004.

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