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).
2. A village in Wychavon district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9856).
3. A habitational surname from Old English.

Derived terms

• Kington Langley
• Kington Magna
• Kington St Michael
• West Kington

 

Statistics

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 307.

Anagrams

• tonking