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King

in Rhode Island

There are 1,051 people with the last name "King" in Rhode Island.

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Ranking in Rhode Island

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King 28
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  1. is 24th most common Gomes
  2. is 25th most common Wilson
  3. is 26th most common Sousa
  4. is 27th most common Allen
  5. is 28th most common King
  6. is 29th most common Hall
  7. is 30th most common Clark
  8. is 31st most common Hernandez
  9. is 32nd most common Kelly

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for King

Robert, William, Michael, James, John, Joseph, Donald, Edward, Steven, Timothy

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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