Kinnersley
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Kindersley
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Cyneheard, which is composed by the suffix cyne- (“royal”) + heard (“hard, rigid, firm”), + -s- + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) .
Proper noun
Kinnersley (countable and uncountable, plural Kinnersleys)
- A village in Herefordshire, England (OS grid ref SO341724).
- A hamlet in Severn Stoke parish, Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO8743).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Kinnersley is the 116201st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 150 individuals. Kinnersley is most common among White (90.0%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kinnersley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 308.