Kingston
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Kingston is a common English surname of Anglo-Saxon origin, historically associated with various towns named Kingston in England.
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English-language surname
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family name → surname → |
| derivedFromPlaceName |
Kingston upon Hull
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Kingston upon Thames → Kingston, Cambridgeshire → Kingston, Devon → Kingston, Dorset → Kingston, East Sussex → Kingston, Isle of Wight → Kingston, Kent → Kingston, West Sussex → |
| hasCategory |
English toponymic surnames
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surnames of English origin → |
| hasEtymology |
derived from Old English elements "cyning" (king) and "tūn" (settlement, town)
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| hasGeographicAssociation |
England
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| hasLanguage |
English
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| hasMeaning |
king’s town
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| hasNotableBearer |
Jamaica Kincaid (born Elaine Potter Richardson, sometimes confused due to similar-sounding surname)
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Maxine Kingston → Sean Kingston → |
| hasOrigin |
Anglo-Saxon
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| hasUsageRegion |
Australia
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Canada → New Zealand → United Kingdom NERFINISHED → United States → |
| hasVariantSpelling |
Kingstone
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| isToponymicSurname |
true
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Maxine Hong Kingston
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familyName |