The Kingsbury surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,325 people carried this name — #5,500 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,700 people counted. That is up 2% from 6,200 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Kingsbury surname

A habitational surname from locations.

Originally from Old English Cingesburg, &c., from cyninges (“king's”) + burh (“fort, manor, town”). Later derived from earlier places named Kingsbury and from people bearing the surname. Kingstown, Kingston, Kingsville, Coniston, Conington, and Queensbury.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kingsbury» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Kingsbury’.

An early record he cites: Adam de Kinggesbire, Lincolnshire, 1273 — Hundred Rolls.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 453 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

117 families named Kingsbury, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 672 people lived in those households, 5.7 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 4 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Massachusetts 51
Connecticut 29
New Hampshire 18
Maine 7
Vermont 7
Pennsylvania 2
North Carolina 2
Maryland 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 248 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Kingsbury in American newspapers,
1913–1920.

Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Kingsbury
The Washington Herald 1919-05-30
Newspaper page from Evening Star carrying the name Kingsbury
Evening Star 1913-05-05
Newspaper page from The Washington Herald carrying the name Kingsbury
The Washington Herald 1920-10-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 158,944 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Kingsbury in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1990s.

18,510 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kingsbury. The most, 3,922, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 3.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 10,454
New South Wales 3,401
Victoria 2,106
Western Australia 1,663
South Australia 658
Tasmania 188
ACT (Canberra) 23
Northern Territory 11

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kingsbury.

Who carried it

People named Kingsbury,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Andrew Kingsbury
    Andrew Kingsbury 1759–1837 · politician
  • Gaines P Kingsbury d. 1839
  • Philippa Margaret Angela James d. 2014
  • Joseph Kingsbury 1715–1788
  • Henry Kingsbury 1735–1835 · engraver
  • Henry Kingsbury 1735–1835 · engraver

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kingsbury,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States641 records

641 records of the Kingsbury name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 209
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 153
  • Other U.S. records 279
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Hubert R. Kingsbury

    Born 1922 in California. Enlisted 1942 at Fort Rosecrans; mechanic from San Diego County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1984, buried at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Harriett Kingsbury

    Arrived at New York in 1856 aboard the City of New York from Liverpool, aged 19; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Dave Royce Kingsbury

    Born 1931; from Sunset Lake, Illinois. U.S. Army; killed in action 1967 in Kontum, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 641 records for Kingsbury in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Australia210 records

210 records of the Kingsbury name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 111
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 36
  • Other Australian records 63
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Francis Kingsbury

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Malabar, arriving 1819.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record James Kingsbury

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Liguria, aged 18; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Charles H. Kingsbury

    Blacksmith of Drysdale, Victoria; died 1903.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 210 records for Kingsbury in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada26 records

26 records of the Kingsbury name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 12
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 4
  • Other Canadian records 10
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Edward Napoleon Kingsbury

    Buried in 1978 at St. Mary's Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 73.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Lilian Marie Kingsbury

    Died 1966 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Lachlan Kingsbury

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 26 records for Kingsbury in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

New Zealand19 records

19 records of the Kingsbury name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 13
  • Waimakariri District cemetery records, Canterbury 4
  • Other New Zealand records 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Elizabeth Kingsbury

    Born 1815, died 1890; buried at Cust Anglican Cemetery, Canterbury.

    Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Albert Douglas Kingsbury

    Died 1999, aged 87; buried at Avonhead Memorial Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Rodger Callaghan Kingsbury

    Died 2001, aged 69; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Kingsbury in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Waimakariri District Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom9 records

9 records of the Kingsbury name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 7
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 2
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Sophia Kingsbury

    Buried in 1822 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 42.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record G. Kingsbury

    Royal Irish Rifles. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Kingsbury

    Corporal, Tank Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Kingsbury in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Kingsbury name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Maud Denise Kingsbury

    Born 1923 in Paris; died 1986 in Brunoy (Essonne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Odette Kingsbury

    Born 1916 in Argenteuil (Yvelines); died 1974 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mary Josephine Kingsbury

    Born 1899 in Ireland; died 1991 in Meaux (Seine-et-Marne).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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