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UK surname

Kynaston

An English locational surname derived from a place in Shropshire, England.

In the 1881 census there were 564 people recorded with the Kynaston surname, ranking it #6,143 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 946, ranked #6,062, up from #6,143 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Winwick, Whitchurch and Wem. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Shropshire.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Kynaston is 1,048 in 2002. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 67.7%.

1881 census count

564

Ranked #6,143

Modern count

946

2016, ranked #6,062

Peak year

2002

1,048 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Kynaston had 564 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #6,143 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 946 in 2016, ranked #6,062.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 781 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Spacious Rural Living.

Kynaston surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Kynaston surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Kynaston 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 376 #6,343
1861 historical 314 #8,088
1881 historical 564 #6,143
1891 historical 631 #6,133
1901 historical 705 #6,248
1911 historical 781 #5,568
1997 modern 971 #5,628
1998 modern 1,022 #5,579
1999 modern 1,024 #5,607
2000 modern 1,011 #5,634
2001 modern 1,005 #5,559
2002 modern 1,048 #5,473
2003 modern 992 #5,629
2004 modern 971 #5,737
2005 modern 964 #5,714
2006 modern 969 #5,697
2007 modern 976 #5,720
2008 modern 981 #5,739
2009 modern 982 #5,846
2010 modern 1,014 #5,822
2011 modern 1,004 #5,803
2012 modern 970 #5,872
2013 modern 961 #6,018
2014 modern 967 #6,033
2015 modern 952 #6,063
2016 modern 946 #6,062

Geography

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Where Kynastons are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Winwick, Whitchurch, Wem, Manchester and Liverpool. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Shropshire. 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 Winwick Lancashire
2 Whitchurch Shropshire
3 Wem Shropshire
4 Manchester Lancashire
5 Liverpool Lancashire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Shropshire 012 Shropshire
2 Shropshire 001 Shropshire
3 Shropshire 008 Shropshire
4 Shropshire 010 Shropshire
5 Shropshire 014 Shropshire

Forenames

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First names often paired with Kynaston

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Kynaston

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Kynaston, 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

Retired Professionals

Group

Spacious Rural Living

Nationally, the Kynaston surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Spacious Rural Living, within Retired Professionals. This does not mean every Kynaston household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These predominantly ageing households typically have no resident dependent children. Most are owner-occupiers and live in detached houses in low density residential developments (although renting is more common than in the rest of the Supergroup). White ethnicity predominates. Residents are typically beyond retirement age but those still in work have managerial, professional or skilled trade occupations. White ethnicity and Christian religious affiliation predominate. Neighbourhoods are located throughout rural UK.

Wider pattern

Typically married but no longer with resident dependent children, these well-educated households either remain working in their managerial, professional, administrative or other skilled occupations, or are retired from them – the modal individual age is beyond normal retirement age. Underoccupied detached and semi-detached properties predominate, and unpaid care is more prevalent than reported disability. The prevalence of this Supergroup outside most urban conurbations indicates that rural lifestyles prevail, typically sustained by using two or more cars per household.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Kynaston is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Kynaston is most concentrated in decile 1 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the less healthy end of the index.

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

Kynaston falls in decile 8 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

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

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Kynaston is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

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

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Kynaston

The surname Kynaston originated in England, with roots dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to be a locational name derived from the village of Kynaston in Shropshire. The earliest recorded spelling of the name appears in the Pipe Rolls of Shropshire in 1198, where it is written as "Kenardeston."

The name is derived from the Old English words "cenard," meaning "royal" or "brave," and "tun," meaning "enclosure" or "settlement." This suggests that the original bearer of the name may have hailed from a settlement or estate owned by someone of royal or brave distinction.

In the Domesday Book of 1086, the village of Kynaston is mentioned under the name "Chenardesterne," further solidifying the name's origins. The earliest known bearer of the surname was Robertus de Kenardeston, who is mentioned in the Assize Rolls of Staffordshire in 1272.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the Kynaston surname. One of the earliest was Sir John Kynaston (c. 1433-1516), a Welsh landowner and Member of Parliament for Shropshire. Another was Sir Francis Kynaston (1587-1642), an English poet and scholar who published translations of ancient Greek and Latin works.

In the 17th century, Sir Robert Kynaston (1609-1668) was a Welsh politician and supporter of the Royalist cause during the English Civil War. His son, Sir Roger Kynaston (1639-1711), was a prominent lawyer and judge who served as a Justice of the King's Bench.

More recently, Edward Kynaston (1640-1706) was a renowned English actor and one of the last to perform female roles on the English stage before the practice was outlawed. He is considered a significant figure in the history of English theatre.

While the Kynaston surname has its roots in England and Wales, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including North America and Australia, through immigration and migration patterns.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Kynaston families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Kynaston 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. Shropshire leads with 224 Kynastons recorded in 1881 and an index of 47.13x.

County Total Index
Shropshire 224 47.13x
Lancashire 114 1.75x
Denbighshire 40 19.25x
Cheshire 32 2.63x
Middlesex 26 0.47x
Somerset 21 2.37x
Surrey 19 0.71x
Montgomeryshire 17 13.48x
Herefordshire 12 5.32x
Worcestershire 12 1.67x
Staffordshire 11 0.59x
Gloucestershire 8 0.74x
Flintshire 5 3.38x
Lincolnshire 5 0.57x
Dorset 4 1.11x
Caernarfonshire 2 0.90x
Essex 2 0.18x
Hertfordshire 2 0.53x
Warwickshire 2 0.14x
Berkshire 1 0.24x
Devon 1 0.09x
Hampshire 1 0.09x
Kent 1 0.05x
Merionethshire 1 0.99x
Pembrokeshire 1 0.57x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Wem in Shropshire leads with 62 Kynastons recorded in 1881 and an index of 876.94x.

Place Total Index
Wem 62 876.94x
West Derby 20 10.47x
Liverpool 17 4.29x
Ellesmere 16 196.08x
Gresford Gwersyllt 16 248.06x
Oswestry Rural 14 192.31x
Wavertree 14 66.99x
Baschurch 12 369.23x
Croydon 11 7.39x
Hereford All Sts 11 106.38x
Kings Norton 11 17.08x
Llanymynech 11 1182.80x
Loppington 11 1078.43x
Ruabon 11 38.49x
Everton 10 4.81x
Birkenhead 9 9.30x
Broughton In Salford 9 15.08x
Oswestry Town 9 59.13x
Prees 9 155.44x
Whittington 9 226.13x
Chester St Oswald 8 36.38x
Salford 8 4.17x
Willenhall 8 23.00x
Harpurhey 7 77.26x
Hordley 7 1272.73x
Whittington English 7 2333.33x
Chester St John Baptist 6 27.49x
Chirk 6 146.70x
Ditcheat 6 394.74x
Kinnerley 6 265.49x
Llanfechan 6 504.20x
Llanrhaiadr Ym Mochnant 6 147.42x
St Martin 6 112.99x
Stanton Upon Hine Heath 6 480.00x
Whitchurch 6 65.08x
Chertsey 5 28.87x
Ellesmere Kenwick 5 2272.73x
Mile End Old Town London 5 4.27x
Minsterley 5 285.71x
Pendleton In Salford 5 6.43x
Sparkford 5 1041.67x
Yeovil 5 27.79x
Cheltenham 4 4.81x
Chester St Michael 4 279.72x
Folkingham 4 370.37x
Glastonbury 4 55.33x
Hanmer Halghton 4 519.48x
Islington London 4 0.75x
Llandysilio 4 347.83x
Llangollen Bache 4 168.78x
Shrewsbury St Mary 4 21.33x
Westbury 4 163.27x
Worsley 4 9.94x
Blackley 3 26.22x
Gorton 3 4.89x
Hampstead London 3 3.50x
Hoole 3 65.36x
Ruyton Of Eleven Towns 3 142.86x
Upton St Leonards 3 109.49x
Bangor 2 9.32x
Bow London 2 2.86x
Bromley London 2 1.65x
Crumpsall 2 13.00x
Hackney London 2 0.65x
Hulme 2 1.47x
Langdon Hills 2 370.37x
Langton Matravers 2 119.05x
Newington 2 0.98x
North Meols 2 3.13x
Pontesbury 2 34.60x
St Pancras London 2 0.45x
Welsh Hampton 2 204.08x
Whitchurch Tilstock 2 169.49x
Wolverhampton 2 1.40x
Denbigh 1 11.99x
Moreton Corbet 1 212.77x
Newton 1 1.99x
St George In East London 1 1.93x
Weston 1 232.56x
Windle 1 2.72x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 55
Elizabeth 22
Sarah 20
Ellen 11
Emma 11
Hannah 9
Jane 9
Margaret 9
Alice 8
Annie 8
Ann 6
Fanny 6
Edith 5
Catherine 4
Eliza 4
Emily 4
Harriet 4
Eleanor 3
Elizth. 3
Julia 3
Anne 2
Betsey 2
Betsy 2
Charlotte 2
Esther 2
Eugenie 2
Francis 2
Jessie 2
Kate 2
Louisa 2
Lucy 2
Margeret 2
Marion 2
Martha 2
Rosa 2
Susanah 2
Catharine 1
Cecila 1
Elenor 1
Elizbth. 1
Elizh. 1
Elsie 1
Frances 1
Georgenia 1
Georgiana 1
Gertrude 1
Harriett 1
Helen 1
Henrietta 1
Susanna 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
John 47
William 33
Edward 23
Thomas 18
Charles 16
George 12
Henry 12
James 8
Richard 8
Herbert 7
Joseph 7
Samuel 7
Alfred 6
Robert 6
Albert 5
Arthur 3
Harry 3
Walter 3
Bertram 2
David 2
Edwin 2
F. 2
Francis 2
Frederick 2
Richd. 2
Roger 2
Wm. 2
C.E. 1
Cecil 1
Edwd. 1
Enoch 1
Fredrick 1
G. 1
Geo. 1
Godfrey 1
Harvey 1
Jas. 1
Jno. 1
Lewis 1
Norman 1
Philip 1
R. 1
Randal 1
Reginald 1
Rob. 1
Robt. 1
Robt.A. 1
Rudolph 1
Septimus 1
Wm.C.R. 1

FAQ

Kynaston surname: questions and answers

How common was the Kynaston surname in 1881?

In 1881, 564 people were recorded with the Kynaston surname. That placed it at #6,143 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Kynaston surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 946 in 2016. That gives Kynaston a modern rank of #6,062.

What does the Kynaston surname mean?

An English locational surname derived from a place in Shropshire, England.

What does the Kynaston map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Kynaston 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.