Kington

English

Etymology

From Old English cyning (“king”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Kington (countable and uncountable, plural Kingtons)

  1. A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO2956). [1]
  2. A village and civil parish (served by Kington and Dormston Parish Council) in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9856). [2]
  3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kington is the 50851st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 410 individuals. Kington is most common among White (91.71%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Herefordshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Worcestershire)

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