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    The surname Kinsey

    An English surname, carried by 16,102 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɪnzi/ 2 syllables Soundex K520

    Kinsey: #2,258 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Kinsey #2,258, 16,102 people Kinsey: #2,258 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kinsey #2,258, 16,102 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kinsey is more common than 98.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From Old English personal name Cynesige, from cyne- (“royal”) + siġe (“victory”).

    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 16,102 people named Kinsey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 19,174 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 15,357.

    #2,258
    rank among US surnames
    16,102
    people in 2010
    5.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,169)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,249London16,19519,064
    #2,250Adame16,19319,067
    #2,251Bynum16,16619,098
    #2,252Farias16,15319,114
    #2,253Brannon16,13619,134
    #2,254Cazares16,13419,136
    #2,255Brenner16,11419,160

    Who is named Kinsey

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

    76% of people named Kinsey identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kinseys

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alfred Kinsey
      American sexologist (1894–1956)
    • Angela Kinsey
      American actress, born 1971
    • Dan Kinsey
      American athlete (1902–1970)
    • Tarence Kinsey
      American basketball player (born 1984)
    • Donald Kinsey
      American guitarist and singer (1953–2024)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Kincey
    • Kynsey

    Surnames that sound like Kinsey

    Kinsey has the Soundex code K520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K520.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kinsey come from?
    From Old English personal name Cynesige, from cyne- (“royal”) + siġe (“victory”).
    How common is the surname Kinsey?
    16,102 people in the United States had the surname Kinsey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 19,174 Americans. It ranked 2,258th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kinsey?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Kinsey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Kinsey?
    Alfred Kinsey, American sexologist (1894–1956), followed by Angela Kinsey.
    Where is the surname Kinsey most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kinsey in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Kinsey?
    Kinsey is /ˈkɪnzi/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Kinsey getting more or less common?
    More common. 15,357 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 16,102 in 2010, up 4.9%.
    What are other spellings of Kinsey?
    Kincey and Kynsey.