Kingwood

Kingwood Meaning & Origin

About Kingwood
The surname Kingwood is of English origin and is derived from a place name. It refers to someone who lived near or was associated with a place called Kingwood, which could have been a settlement or a wooded area owned by a king. The name combines the elements "king," denoting royalty or a ruler, and "wood," referring to a forest or wooded area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kingwood: 169
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 105,600
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

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

Ranking information for the surname Kingwood is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KNKT
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K05203
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K IH1 NG W UH2 D
🌐 IPA
/kingwood*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KNKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K523

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kingwood in Braille

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

The name Kingwood in braille

How to sign the name Kingwood using Sign Language

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

The name Kingwood in sign language

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