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    The surname Kingsbury

    An English place surname, carried by 6,325 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɪŋzbəɹi/ 3 syllables Soundex K521

    Kingsbury: #5,500 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kingsbury #5,500, 6,325 people Kingsbury: #5,500 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kingsbury #5,500, 6,325 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kingsbury is more common than 96.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    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.

    Kingsbury is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 6,325 people named Kingsbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 48,814 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,200.

    #5,500
    rank among US surnames
    6,325
    people in 2010
    2.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2%
    change since 2000 (was #5,179)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #5,497Carty6,33248,760
    #5,498Pfaff6,33148,767
    #5,499Ozuna6,32748,798
    #5,500Cifuentes6,32548,814

    Who is named Kingsbury

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    92% of people named Kingsbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kingsburys

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Howard Kingsbury
      American rower (1904-1991)
    • Fred Kingsbury
      American rower (1927–2011)
    • Aubrey Kingsbury
      American soccer player, born 1991
    • Kliff Kingsbury
      American football player and coach (born 1979)
    • Bruce Kingsbury
      Australian soldier, recipient of the Victoria Cross, 1918–1942

    Notable Kingsburys come mostly from the United States (4) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    • Kingsberry

    Kingsbury has the Soundex code K521, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K521.

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    Questions

    Where does the surname Kingsbury come from?
    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,…
    How common is the surname Kingsbury?
    6,325 people in the United States had the surname Kingsbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 48,814 Americans. It ranked 5,500th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kingsbury?
    In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Kingsbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Kingsbury?
    Howard Kingsbury, American rower (1904-1991), followed by Fred Kingsbury.
    Where is the surname Kingsbury most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kingsbury in the United States and Australia.
    How do you pronounce Kingsbury?
    Kingsbury is /ˈkɪŋzbəɹi/, 3 syllables.
    What type of surname is Kingsbury?
    Kingsbury is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Kingsbury getting more or less common?
    More common. 6,200 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,325 in 2010, up 2.0%.
    What are other spellings of Kingsbury?
    Kingsberry.