Kinnersley
English
editAlternative forms
edit- (surname): Kindersley
Etymology
editFrom 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
editKinnersley (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
edit- 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
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kinnersley”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 308.
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms suffixed with -leigh
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Villages in Herefordshire, England
- en:Villages in England
- en:Places in Herefordshire, England
- en:Places in England
- en:Villages in Worcestershire, England
- en:Places in Worcestershire, England
- English surnames
- English surnames from Old English