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King

in Pennsylvania

There are 12,514 people with the last name "King" in Pennsylvania.

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Ranking in Pennsylvania

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King 22
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  1. is 18th most common White
  2. is 19th most common Myers
  3. is 20th most common Lewis
  4. is 21st most common Jackson
  5. is 22nd most common King
  6. is 23rd most common Robinson
  7. is 24th most common Baker
  8. is 25th most common Harris
  9. is 26th most common Campbell

Similar Names and Nicknames

Kang, Kingsley, Kingston, Kingsbury, Kong, Kingery, Kung, Kingman, Kinghorn, Kingrey

Most Common First Names for King

John, David, Robert, James, William, Richard, Michael, Thomas, Mary, Daniel

Meaning & History

English and Scottish: nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king's household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.

Chinese 金: variant of Jin 1.

Chinese 景, 荆, 井, 金: see Jing.

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