Kingston is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Alex Kingston, English actress
Charles Kingston (disambiguation), several people
George Strickland Kingston (1807–1880), surveyor and politician in South Australia
Jack Kingston, American politician
John de Kingston (died after 1336), English knight
John E. Kingston (1925–1996), New York politician and judge
Kevin Kingston, Australian Rugby League player
Kiwi Kingston, Wrestler and actor from New Zealand
Kofi Kingston, ring name of Kofi Sarkodie-Mensah, Ghanaian professional wrestler.
Mark Kingston, English actor
Maxine Hong Kingston, Chinese-American author
Paul Elden Kingston, leader of the Mormon fundamentalist Latter Day Church of Christ
Robert Kingston, United States Army General
Russ Kingston, American actor
Sean Kingston, Jamaican hip hop artist
Tom Kingston, Australian rugby union player
Tom Kingston (rugby league), Australian rugby league player
Vera Kingston, English swimmer
Wendy Kingston, Australian newsreader for Nine News
William Kingston, Constable of the Tower of London
William Henry Giles Kingston, English writer