King Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

King Name Meaning: Of English and Scottish origin, Taken from the Old English cyning/cyng meaning ‘tribal leader’. This name was often given to a man of kingly qualities or appearance. A man who worked within the royal household may also have been given this name. The Scottish name taken from the Gaelic ceann meaning ‘Leader or Head’.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

King Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the King family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 8,274
Agricultural Labourer 1,824
Labourer 1,199
Domestic Servant 550
General Servant 445
Laundress 364
Dress Maker 362
Servant 317
Carpenter 298
House Keeper 259
Annuitant 239
Farm Labourer 222
Gardener 209
Tailor 194
Ag Labourer 182
Coal Miner 182
Shoe Maker 164
Cotton Weaver 163
Cook 156
Blacksmith 142
Lace Maker 137
General Servant Domestic 132
Nurse 132
Wife Of Above 126
Bricklayer 124

King Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 King 100% 451,625
2 Kinge 80% 583
3 Konig 60% 337
4 Kengie 50% 122
5 Kingh 80% 102

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The surname King is the most popular version of all its varients

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