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UK surname

Kingsman

In the 1881 census there were 161 people recorded with the Kingsman surname, ranking it #14,801 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 218, ranked #18,481, down from #14,801 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, St Leonard Shoreditch and St James Clerkenwell. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Canterbury, Croydon and Swindon.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Kingsman is 233 in 1998. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 35.4%.

1881 census count

161

Ranked #14,801

Modern count

218

2016, ranked #18,481

Peak year

1998

233 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Kingsman had 161 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,801 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 218 in 2016, ranked #18,481.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 194 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Suburban Professionals.

Kingsman surname distribution map

The map shows where the Kingsman surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Kingsman surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Kingsman over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 98 #17,383
1861 historical 129 #17,271
1881 historical 161 #14,801
1891 historical 167 #17,006
1901 historical 156 #17,638
1911 historical 194 #15,250
1997 modern 227 #16,267
1998 modern 233 #16,459
1999 modern 230 #16,685
2000 modern 231 #16,610
2001 modern 214 #17,211
2002 modern 224 #17,042
2003 modern 211 #17,513
2004 modern 206 #17,883
2005 modern 195 #18,458
2006 modern 211 #17,662
2007 modern 219 #17,425
2008 modern 215 #17,809
2009 modern 223 #17,735
2010 modern 226 #17,942
2011 modern 223 #17,940
2012 modern 221 #17,979
2013 modern 225 #18,027
2014 modern 220 #18,471
2015 modern 222 #18,225
2016 modern 218 #18,481

Geography

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Where Kingsmans are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, St Leonard Shoreditch, St James Clerkenwell and St Luke. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Canterbury, Croydon, Swindon, Wokingham and Thanet. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 St Leonard Shoreditch London (East Districts)
3 London parishes London 3
4 St James Clerkenwell London (Central Districts)
5 St Luke London (Central Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Canterbury 010 Canterbury
2 Croydon 009 Croydon
3 Swindon 009 Swindon
4 Wokingham 016 Wokingham
5 Thanet 008 Thanet

Forenames

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First names often paired with Kingsman

These lists show first names that appear often with the Kingsman surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Kingsman

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Kingsman, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals

Group

Suburban Professionals

Nationally, the Kingsman surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Suburban Professionals, within Ethnically Diverse Suburban Professionals. This does not mean every Kingsman household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Employment in this Group is typically in managerial and professional occupations, and education to degree level is common. Residents are typically of working age, many of whom identify with an Indian ethnicity. Households are unlikely to be of Mixed or Multiple ethnicities, and English is not the main language used in some households. This Group is found on the outskirts of most conurbations as well as in the suburbs of some free-standing towns.

Wider pattern

Those working within the managerial, professional and administrative occupations typically reflect a wide range of ethnic groups, and reside in detached or semi-detached housing. Their residential locations at the edges of cities and conurbations and car-based lifestyles are more characteristic of Supergroup membership than birthplace or participation in child-rearing. Houses are typically owner-occupied and marriage rates are lower than the national average. This Supergroup is found throughout suburban UK.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

Professional Periphery

Within London, Kingsman is most associated with areas classed as Professional Periphery, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods predominantly house residents aged 45+, with many aged 85+. Most employed residents work in senior roles, and relatively few work in unskilled jobs. Terraced housing is comparatively rare, but communal living is more common. More residents identify as of Indian ethnicity and more affiliate with non-Christian religions. Disability levels are below the Supergroup average.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Kingsman is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Kingsman falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

5
More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Kingsman is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Kingsman, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Kingsman families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Kingsman surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 53 Kingsmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.42x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 53 3.42x
Surrey 42 5.56x
Essex 12 3.92x
Cornwall 10 5.70x
Gloucestershire 9 2.96x
Angus 7 4.87x
Sussex 6 2.29x
Berkshire 4 3.44x
Hampshire 4 1.26x
Kent 4 0.76x
Warwickshire 3 0.77x
Glamorgan 2 0.74x
Lancashire 2 0.11x
Worcestershire 1 0.49x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Camberwell in Surrey leads with 22 Kingsmans recorded in 1881 and an index of 22.21x.

Place Total Index
Camberwell 22 22.21x
Westminster St John 11 58.23x
St Luke London 10 40.19x
Bisley 9 326.09x
Clerkenwell London 8 21.85x
Islington London 8 5.32x
Battersea 7 12.27x
Bromley London 7 20.52x
Dundee 7 13.05x
Brighton 6 11.37x
St Neot 6 869.57x
West Ham 6 8.88x
Newington 5 8.73x
Clewer 4 83.86x
Clapham 3 15.47x
Leamington 3 115.83x
Leyton 3 56.93x
Ash Normandy 2 194.17x
Habergham Eaves 2 11.89x
Kingston On Thames 2 11.02x
Mile End Old Town London 2 6.06x
Nursling 2 392.16x
Ramsgate 2 23.15x
Shoreditch London 2 2.97x
Southill 2 740.74x
Swansea Town 2 9.03x
Walthamstow 2 18.15x
Aldershot 1 9.39x
Bromley 1 12.39x
Danbury 1 192.31x
Feock 1 90.91x
Hanwell 1 36.36x
Hythe St Leonard 1 53.48x
Lambeth 1 0.74x
Pershore St Andrew 1 89.29x
Ryde 1 14.64x
St Columb Minor 1 68.03x
St George Bloomsbury 1 11.24x
St George Hanover Square 1 3.66x
St Pancras London 1 0.80x
Stoke Newington London 1 8.28x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Kingsman surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 10
Elizabeth 7
Emma 7
Ada 3
Eliza 3
Ellen 3
Jane 3
Agnes 2
Alice 2
Annie 2
Caroline 2
Clara 2
Emily 2
Hannah 2
Margret 2
Maria 2
Rachael 2
Rose 2
Susan 2
Adelaide 1
Amy 1
Ann 1
Bessie 1
Carlione 1
Charlotte 1
Chroline 1
Esther 1
Ethel 1
Harriet 1
Helen 1
Isabella 1
Lettie 1
Liley 1
Lucy 1
Lydia 1
Margaret 1
Margrat 1
Marion 1
Martha 1
Miriam 1
Muriel 1
Rosina 1
Sarah 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Kingsman surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
John 11
William 10
George 5
Richard 5
Fredk. 4
Thomas 4
Henry 3
James 3
Joseph 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Charles 2
Chas. 2
Edwin 2
Lewis 2
Arthur 1
Auther 1
Edward 1
Eli 1
Herbert 1
Noah 1
Robert 1
Thos.L. 1

FAQ

Kingsman surname: questions and answers

How common was the Kingsman surname in 1881?

In 1881, 161 people were recorded with the Kingsman surname. That placed it at #14,801 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Kingsman surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 218 in 2016. That gives Kingsman a modern rank of #18,481.

What does the Kingsman map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Kingsman bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.