# Kingsbury (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kingsbury/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from locations.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,325 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,500 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 48,814 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (6,200 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪŋzbəɹi/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Kingsberry |

## Etymology

Originally from Old English Cingesburg, &c., from cyninges (“king's”) + burh (“fort, manor, town”). Later derived from earlier places named Kingsbury and from people bearing the surname. Equivalent to king + -'s + -bury. Doublet of Kingsburg, Kingsburgh, and Conisbrough. Cf. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingsville, Coniston, Conington, and Queensbury.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kingsbury in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kingsbury in the United States and Australia.

## People named Kingsbury

- Howard Kingsbury, American rower (1904-1991)
- Fred Kingsbury, American rower (1927–2011)
- Aubrey Kingsbury, American soccer player
- Kliff Kingsbury, American football player and coach (born 1979)
- Bruce Kingsbury, Australian soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross

## Similar surnames

Knezevic.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.