King (surname)
Encyclopedia
King is a family name
of Scottish
and English
origin.
The English name comes from Old English cyning (tribal leader), which may derive from Brythonic cun or cwn.
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.
Family name
A family name is a type of surname and part of a person's name indicating the family to which the person belongs. The use of family names is widespread in cultures around the world...
of Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
origin.
The English name comes from Old English cyning (tribal leader), which may derive from Brythonic cun or cwn.
The Irish surname King is associated with County Galway
County Galway
County Galway is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the city of Galway. Galway County Council is the local authority for the county. There are several strongly Irish-speaking areas in the west of the county...
and was often given to Irish-American immigrants as an anglicized form of the surname Conroy
Conroy
-Overview:Conroy is an Irish surname of multiple origins. In some cases it is the anglacised form used by descendants of the Ó Maolconaire bardic family. It has sometimes being used by the descendants of another bardic family, Ó Cíonga, though the most usual form of this family is King...
, among others.