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King

in South Carolina

There are 6,804 people with the last name "King" in South Carolina.

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Ranking in South Carolina

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King 32
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  1. is 28th most common Clark
  2. is 29th most common Adams
  3. is 30th most common Turner
  4. is 31st most common Simmons
  5. is 32nd most common King
  6. is 33rd most common Rogers
  7. is 34th most common Allen
  8. is 35th most common Carter
  9. is 36th most common Jenkins

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for King

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

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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