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KINGSLEY

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There are approximately 4,097 people named Kingsley in the UK. That makes it the 2,534th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 65 are named Kingsley.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Kingsley surname in historical dictionaries

KINGSLEY. A township and estate in CO. Chester, the property of Sir Ean\ilph de Kingsley before 1128. In the XIII. cent, the family divided into two branches, the younger contimung the name of Kingsley, and the elder adopting that of De Aula or Hale. See Hale.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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