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King (surname)

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Meaning
  
head or leader

Language(s) of origin
  
English/Gaelic

Region of origin
  
England/Scotland

King (surname)

King is a surname of English, Scottish and French origin. The English name comes from Old English cyning (tribal leader), which may derive from Proto-Germanic kuningaz.

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The Irish surname King is associated with County Galway and was often given to Irish-American immigrants as an anglicized form of the surname Conroy, among others.

The Scottish surname King is a sept of the Clan Gregor / MacGregor.

The French surname King is associated with orphanages in France where children were given the last name Roi/Roy [French for King], as they were called the King's children. For example, the Filles de Roi, or King's girls, were young girls who were given a dowry by the King and sent to Quebec in the 16th century. For immigrants to the United States, the name was then Americanised to King.

Disambiguation of common names with this surname

  • Alan King (disambiguation)
  • Albert King (disambiguation)
  • Andrew or Andy King
  • Anthony King (disambiguation)
  • Catherine King (disambiguation)
  • Charles (Charlie, or Chuck) King
  • Chris King (disambiguation)
  • Daniel (or Dan, Danny) King
  • David (or Dave, Davey) King
  • Edward (Ed, or Eddie) King
  • Eric King (disambiguation)
  • Evelyn King (disambiguation)
  • Frank King (disambiguation)
  • Gary King (disambiguation)
  • George King (disambiguation)
  • Harry King (disambiguation)
  • Helen King (disambiguation)
  • Henry King (disambiguation)
  • Howard (or Howie) King
  • Ian King (disambiguation)
  • James (Jim, or Jimmy) King
  • Jack King (disambiguation)
  • Jason King (disambiguation)
  • Jeff (or Jeffrey) King
  • Joe or Joseph King
  • John (or Johnny) King
  • Kenneth King (or Ken, Kenny) King
  • Katie King (disambiguation)
  • Larry King (disambiguation)
  • Leonard (or Len) King
  • Mark King (disambiguation)
  • Mary King (disambiguation)
  • Martin King (disambiguation)
  • Matthew or Matt King
  • Mervyn King (disambiguation)
  • Michael (or Mike) King
  • Paul King (disambiguation)
  • Peter (or Pete) King
  • Philip (or Phil) King
  • Preston King (disambiguation)
  • Ray King (disambiguation)
  • Richard (or Rich) King
  • Robert (or Bob, Bobby, Rob, Robbie, or Robby) King
  • Ross King (disambiguation)
  • Rufus King (disambiguation)
  • Simon King (disambiguation)
  • Stephen, Steve or Steven King
  • Susan King (disambiguation)
  • Thomas (or Tom) King
  • Tony King (disambiguation)
  • William (or Bill, Billy, Will, Willie, Willy) King

    • Arts and music

  • Allyn King (1899–1930), American stage and film actress
  • B.B. King (1925-2015), American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter
  • Ben E. King (1938-2015), American singer
  • Bertie King (1912–1981), Jamaican jazz and mento musician
  • Bianca King (born 1985), Filipina actor
  • Bill King (1927-2005), American radio announcer
  • Brett King (1920-1999), American actor and businessman
  • Carole King, American singer and songwriter
  • Dennis King, actor
  • Earl King (1934-2003), American blues singer-songwriter
  • Freddie King (1934-1976), American blues guitarist
  • Georgia King, actress
  • Héctor King, Mexican recording artist
  • Inge King (1915-2016), German-born Australian sculptor
  • Jazzy (or Jasmina) King, German-English singer
  • Jessie Marion King, Scottish painter and illustrator
  • Jonathan King, British musician and record producer
  • Jonathan King (film director), New Zealand film director
  • Kerry King (born 1964), American rock musician
  • Mabel King (1932-1999), American film, stage, and television actor
  • Marcia Gygli King (1931-2011), American artist
  • Mollie King (born 1987), British singer
  • Pee Wee King (1914-2000), American country music singer
  • Raj King, a television presenter played by Aatif Nawaz in the British web series Corner Shop Show.
  • Regina King (born 1971), American actor
  • Rowena King (born 1970), British actor
  • Ruby (or Natasha) King, German-English singer
  • Sidney E. King (1906-2002), American painter
  • Solomon King (1930–2005), American singer
  • Tara King, fictional character in The Avengers television series
  • Teddi King (1929-1977), American jazz and pop vocalist
  • Wayne King (1901-1985), American musician, singer, songwriter and orchestral leader
  • Wright King (born 1923), American actor

    • Military

  • Ernest King (1878–1956), US Navy admiral

    • Politics and government

  • Adam King (1783–1835), former US Representative from Pennsylvania
  • Alveda King (born 1951), American politician and minister
  • Angela King (1938-2007), Jamaican diplomat
  • Bruce King (1924–2009), former governor of New Mexico
  • Coretta Scott King, American civil rights leader and widow of Martin Luther King, Jr.
  • Frederick King (born 1923), Canadian House of Commons member
  • Martin Luther King, Jr., American civil rights leader
  • Owen King (Wisconsin) (1845-1932), American politician and businessman
  • Ralph E. King (1902-1974), American physician and Louisiana state senator
  • William Lyon Mackenzie King, 10th prime minister of Canada

    • Sciences

  • Leonard William King (1869-1919), English archaeologist
  • Lester Charles King (1907–1989), English geomorphologist

    • Sports

  • Adam King (born 1995), Scottish footballer
  • Alex King (basketball) (born 1985), German basketballer
  • Barry King (decathlete) (born 1945), British Olympic decathlete, corporate director and author
  • Barry King (tennis) (born 1985), Irish tennis player
  • Bernard King (born 1956), American basketball player
  • Billie Jean King (born 1943), American tennis player
  • Cathy King, Canadian curler
  • Collis King, former West Indian cricketer
  • Dana M. King, American college sports coach
  • D. J. King (born 1984), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Dolly King (1916–1969), American basketball player
  • Don King (born 1931), American boxing promoter
  • Don King (born 1960), American surfing photographer
  • Dwight King (born 1989), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Emmit King (born 1959), American sprinter
  • Ernie King (1903–1993), English footballer who played for Southampton
  • Gordon King, American football player
  • Kim King, American college football player
  • Lamar King (born 1975), American football player
  • Ledley King (born 1980), English footballer
  • Lilly King (born 1997), American swimmer
  • Marlon King (born 1980), Jamaican footballer
  • Reggie King (born 1957), American basketball player
  • Sam King (1911-2003), professional golfer
  • Savannah King (born 1992), Canadian freestyle swimmer
  • Shaun King (American football), American football player and sports commentator
  • Shawn King (basketball), (born 1982), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines basketball player
  • Syd King (1873-1933), English footballer and manager
  • Vania King (born 1989), American tennis player
  • W. J. King (1864-1934), American college football coach

    • Writing

  • Francis King (1923-2011), British novelist, poet, and short story writer
  • Grace King, American author
  • Harold R. "Hal" King, American suspense novelist
  • Stephen King, American horror author

    • Other

  • Basil King (1859–1928), Canadian clergy and novelist
  • Beverly Sedgwick King (1876–1935), philatelist of New York City
  • Karen Leigh King (born 1954), American academic
  • Kelly King (born 1948), American businesswoman
  • Rodney King (1965–2012), American man beaten by Los Angeles police
  • Willford I. King, American statistician and economist

    • References

    King (surname) Wikipedia
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