Last Name KINSLEY

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Meaning Local: Of Kingsley. The name is found in the Cheshire and Lancashire neighbourhood of Kingsley.
From 'Ceannsallach,' authoritative, commanding, ruling. Walker, in his Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards, relates the following story: Eochaidh, the then monarch, was defeated by Ena, King of Leinster, at the battle of Cruachan. In this engagement Ena killed Cetmathch, laureate bard to the monarch, although he fled for refuge under the shields of the Leinster troops. For this base deed the ruthless king was stigmatized with the epithet 'Kinsealach,' that is, the foul and reproachful head, which name descended to his posterity.
Origin English, Gaelic, Jewish, Irish

Rank 10,527 (2000 US census) 9,818 (1990 US census)
Count 2,796 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.92%, or 2626 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.79%, or 50 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.82%, or 23 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.61%, or 17 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.11%, or 31 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.75%, or 49 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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