Find out how popular the last name Kingman is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kingman.

Kingman, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kingman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kingman in America

Kingman is the 25202nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kingman surname appeared 983 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Kingman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kingman to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kingman

The surname Kingman is of English origin, tracing its roots back to the 11th century. It is a locational name, derived from the Old English words "cyning" meaning king and "mann" meaning man, suggesting that the original bearer was a servant or retainer of a king.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, a record of landowners in England, there are several references to places with names containing the elements "cyning" and "mann," indicating the early presence of this surname.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Kingman appears in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire in 1191, where a Robert Kingman is mentioned. Another early record is from the Feet of Fines for Yorkshire in 1301, where a William Kyngman is listed.

The surname Kingman has been associated with various places throughout England, such as Kingman's Farm in Gloucestershire and Kingman's Wood in Oxfordshire, further reinforcing its locational origins.

Notable individuals bearing the surname Kingman throughout history include:

1. John Kingman (1572-1643), an English clergyman and writer who served as Bishop of St. Asaph and authored several religious works.

2. Daniel Kingman (1655-1727), an English Quaker and prominent figure in the early days of the Religious Society of Friends.

3. Edward Kingman (1756-1834), an American soldier who fought in the Revolutionary War and later became a successful merchant and landowner in Massachusetts.

4. Rufus Kingman (1819-1894), an American inventor and manufacturer who patented several improvements to agricultural machinery and founded the Kingman Plow Company.

5. Harry Luman Kingman (1892-1985), an American geographer and educator who served as the president of the Association of American Geographers and authored numerous books on geography and cartography.

The surname Kingman has endured through the centuries, carrying with it a rich history and connections to various regions and notable individuals across England and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kingman

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kingman.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kingman was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kingman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kingman was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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