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King

in the US

There are 372,472 people with the last name "King" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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King 32
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  1. is 28th most common Hall
  2. is 29th most common Gonzalez
  3. is 30th most common Young
  4. is 31st most common Allen
  5. is 32nd most common King
  6. is 33rd most common Wright
  7. is 34th most common Nelson
  8. is 35th most common Adams
  9. is 36th most common Scott

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for King

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

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Meaning & History

1. 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.

2. Chinese 金: variant of Jin 1.

3. Chinese 景, 荆, 井, 金: see Jing.

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