Kingsby

Kingsby Meaning & Origin

About Kingsby
The surname Kingsby is of English origin and is derived from the Old English words "cyning" meaning "king" and "by" meaning "farm" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Kingsby can be interpreted as "the farm or settlement belonging to the king." It is likely that the name was originally given to someone who lived or worked on a farm owned by a king or had some association with royalty.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kingsby is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kingsby: 187
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 97,210
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kingsby based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KNKSP
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K05210
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K IH1 NG Z B IY0
🌐 IPA
/kingsby*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KNKSP', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K521

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kingsby in Braille

Here's how to represent Kingsby in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kingsby in braille

How to sign the name Kingsby using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kingsby using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kingsby in sign language

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