Explore the Family Name Kingdon

The meaning of Kingdon

English (southwestern, especially Devon): habitational name from Higher Kingdon in Alverdiscott, or from Kendon in North Bovey, both in Devon. Both are named in Old English from cyning ‘king’ (see King) or cyne- ‘royal’ + dūn ‘hill’.

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How common is the last name Kingdon in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kingdon has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 33,993rd in terms of frequency, but by 2010 it had dropped to 35,537th, a change of -4.54%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname remained relatively stable, with an increase of just 0.16% from 632 to 633 individuals. The proportion of Kingdons per 100k people also fell slightly, from 0.23 to 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,993	#35,537	-4.54%
Count	632	633	0.16%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kingdon

When it comes to ethnicity, the Kingdon surname shows some fluctuation based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of Kingdons identified as White in both 2000 (94.94%) and 2010 (95.10%). The percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased over the decade from 1.11% to 1.26%, while those identifying as Hispanic rose more significantly from 0.79% to 1.11%. There was a decrease in people identifying with two or more races, dropping from 2.06% to 1.42%. Interestingly, Black representation appeared in 2010 at 1.11%, where there had been none recorded in 2000. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.94%	95.1%	0.17%
Two or More Races	2.06%	1.42%	-31.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.11%	1.26%	13.51%
Hispanic	0.79%	1.11%	40.51%
Black	0%	1.11%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%