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’.
Discover how your King ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 1,240 |
| Buckinghamshire | 1,006 |
| Berkshire | 1,184 |
| Cambridgeshire | 833 |
| Channel Islands | 62 |
| Cheshire | 638 |
| Cornwall | 380 |
| Cumberland | 231 |
| Derbyshire | 493 |
| Devon | 1,160 |
| Dorset | 785 |
| Durham | 1,304 |
| Essex | 2,917 |
| Gloucestershire | 1,824 |
| Hampshire | 2,225 |
| Herefordshire | 158 |
| Hertfordshire | 1,026 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 367 |
| Isle of Man | 95 |
| Kent | 2,741 |
| Lancashire | 4,196 |
| Leicestershire | 1,186 |
| Lincolnshire | 1,253 |
| London | 13,684 |
| Middlesex | 1,908 |
| Northumberland | 478 |
| Norfolk | 1,520 |
| Northamptonshire | 776 |
| Nottinghamshire | 1,134 |
| Oxfordshire | 714 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 367 |
| Shropshire | 120 |
| Suffolk | 1,937 |
| Somerset | 1,630 |
| Surrey | 1,932 |
| Sussex | 2,104 |
| Staffordshire | 989 |
| Warwickshire | 1,680 |
| Westmorland | 66 |
| Wiltshire | 1,288 |
| Worcestershire | 588 |
| Yorkshire | 3,928 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 30 |
| Cardiganshire | 9 |
| Carnarvonshire | 18 |
| Carmarthenshire | 87 |
| Denbighshire | 26 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 716 |
| Merionethshire | 4 |
| Montgomeryshire | 18 |
| Monmouthshire | 450 |
| Pembrokeshire | 31 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 10,454 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 1,336 |
| General Labourer | 1,086 |
| Domestic Servant | 597 |
| Living On Own Means | 576 |
| Dress Maker | 542 |
| Labourer | 500 |
| Coal Miner | 434 |
| General Servant Domestic | 428 |
| Farm Labourer | 396 |
| Laundress | 394 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 371 |
| General Servant | 346 |
| Farmer | 324 |
| Carpenter | 287 |
| Cotton Weaver | 241 |
| Gardener | 229 |
| Clerk | 205 |
| General Domestic Servant | 179 |
| House Keeper | 177 |
| Tailor | 175 |
| Blacksmith | 162 |
| Tailoress | 159 |
| Dressmaker | 154 |
| Butcher | 151 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William King | 29,210 |
| Mary King | 26,234 |
| John King | 22,698 |
| George King | 18,918 |
| Elizabeth King | 17,657 |
| Sarah King | 14,794 |
| Thomas King | 14,556 |
| James King | 13,603 |
| Charles King | 11,858 |
| Henry King | 9,996 |
| Ann King | 8,831 |
| Jane King | 7,326 |
| Eliza King | 7,068 |
| Emma King | 6,463 |
| Alice King | 6,385 |
| Frederick King | 6,125 |
| Joseph King | 6,103 |
| Annie King | 5,891 |
| Ellen King | 5,879 |
| Alfred King | 5,460 |
| Emily King | 5,343 |
| Edward King | 5,272 |
| Robert King | 5,056 |
| Arthur King | 4,927 |
| Albert King | 4,031 |