| ![Show Contents]() Kingsland Surname History
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Etymology of KingslandWhat does the name Kingsland mean? Kingsland is a name of ancient Anglo-Saxon origin and comes from the family once having lived in the parish of Kingsland in the county of Hertfordshire. The surname Kingsland was originally derived from the English words cynung, cyng which means king and lant which means land. Therefore the original bearers of the surname lived on land that belonged to the king. Early Origins of the Kingsland familyThe surname Kingsland was first found in Herefordshire, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Kingsland familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kingsland research. Another 238 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1300, 1500, 1596, 1708 and 1711 are included under the topic Early Kingsland History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Kingsland Spelling VariationsSound was what guided spelling in the essentially pre-literate Middle Ages, so one person's name was often recorded under several variations during a single lifetime. Also, before the advent of the printing press and the first dictionaries, the English language was not standardized. Therefore, spelling variations were common, even among the names of the most literate people. Known variations of the Kingsland family name include Kingsland, Kingland, Kingslands, Kinglands, Kyngsland, Kyngesland and many more. Early Notables of the Kingsland familyMore information is included under the topic Early Kingsland Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Kingsland migration to the United States | + |
For political, religious, and economic reasons, thousands of English families boarded ships for Ireland, Canada, the America colonies, and many of smaller tropical colonies in the hope of finding better lives abroad. Although the passage on the cramped, dank ships caused many to arrive in the New World diseased and starving, those families that survived the trip often went on to make valuable contributions to those new societies to which they arrived. Early immigrants bearing the Kingsland surname or a spelling variation of the name include:
Kingsland Settlers in United States in the 17th Century- Nathan Kingsland, who arrived in Virginia in 1648 1
- Anthony Kingsland, who arrived in Maryland in 1670 1
Kingsland Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Thomas Kingsland to Maryland in 1741
- William Kingsland to America in 1767
Kingsland Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Kingsland, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 1
- Jane Kingsland to New York in 1820
| Contemporary Notables of the name Kingsland (post 1700) | + |
- Ambrose Kingsland (1804-1878), mayor of New York City
- Paddy Kingsland, composer
- Gerald Kingsland (1930-2000), English writer
- Sir Richard Kingsland CBE AO DFC (1916-2012), Australian RAAF pilot, the youngest group captain at age 29
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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