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

Kingsford, 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 Kingsford surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kingsford in America

Kingsford is the 46138th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kingsford surname appeared 462 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 Kingsford.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kingsford 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 Kingsford

The surname KINGSFORD is of English origin and dates back to the late 12th century. It is a locational name derived from the place name Kingsford, a parish in the county of Shropshire. The name is composed of the Old English words 'cyning' meaning king and 'ford' meaning a shallow river crossing.

One of the earliest records of the name KINGSFORD is found in the Pipe Rolls of Staffordshire in 1199, where a Robert de Kingesford is mentioned. In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, the name appears as Kyngesford, referring to a place in Berkshire.

The KINGSFORD name is also found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it is recorded as Chingesford, a manor in the county of Somerset. This suggests that the name was already established in various parts of England by the 11th century.

Notable individuals with the surname KINGSFORD include William KINGSFORD (1819-1898), a Canadian historian and writer who authored the multi-volume work 'The History of Canada'. Another prominent figure was Edward KINGSFORD (1848-1924), a British civil engineer and surveyor who worked on railway projects in South Africa and Australia.

In the literary world, Walter KINGSFORD (1881-1958) was a British author and poet, best known for his works on rural life and nature. Reverend Charles Lethbridge KINGSFORD (1862-1926) was an English clergyman and historian who wrote extensively on the history of the Christian church.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname KINGSFORD dates back to the 13th century, when a Robert de KINGSFORD is mentioned in the Feet of Fines for Essex in 1242. This suggests that the name had spread to various counties by the medieval period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kingsford

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

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 Kingsford 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 Kingsford 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 Kingsford was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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