| ![Show Contents]() Killingback History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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England Etymology of KillingbackWhat does the name Killingback mean? The Anglo-Saxon name Killingback comes from the family having resided along the Killingbeck river. Killingback is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. Early Origins of the Killingback familyThe surname Killingback was first found in Yorkshire where the earliest record of the family dates back to the Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 where Walter de Kelingbec gifted three bovates of land to the Knights Templar of Newsam. Early History of the Killingback familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Killingback research. Another 130 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1677, 1682, 1688, 1690, 1716 and 1722 are included under the topic Early Killingback History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Killingback Spelling VariationsKillingback has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Spelling variants included: Killingbeck, Killingbech and others. Early Notables of the Killingback familyMore information is included under the topic Early Killingback Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Killingback migration to Australia | + |
Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Killingback Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- William Killingback, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Duke of Wellington" in 1851 1
| Contemporary Notables of the name Killingback (post 1700) | + |
- Debbie Killingback, American actress, known for For Queen & Country (1988), Empire State (1987) and Tank Malling (1989)
- Edward Killingback, English actor, best known for his role in the play Posh, West End Cast (2012), and in About a Dog (2014) and Don't Hang Up (2015)
- Tosher Killingback, English competitor at the Britain's Strongest Man at the inaugural event in 1979
- Jack Killingback, English Labour candidate for Creech Barrow in the Purbeck District Council election, 2006
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