The name referred to one who acted like a king or was connected in some way with a kings household.

Surname meaning king. Occasionally the King surname was used by a man who served in a royal household. It is a common Chinese surname that represents drawing a bow or an archer Thai surnames have a different take on the concept of last names. Unlike the other two however Minamoto is a very rare surname today in Japan.

Those with the surname King are unfortunately not descended from a king. Every Minamoto clan originated from a Japanese Emperor prior to the Meiji restoration. The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages being used to refer to.

Derived from the Gaelic given name Mac Beatha meaning son of life which denoted a man of religious devotion. In the latter case King is an Anglicized form of the Old Gaelic OCionga or OCingeadh first Anglicized OKinga a family which in medieval times were seated on the Island of Inismor in Lough Ree. For County Cork in 1783 1790 and 1798.

It is derived from the Old English cyning or cyng meaning king and was probably first bestowed as a nickname upon someone who was kingly in personality or appearance or perhaps to someone who had played the king in a pageant. It was formerly used as a title by Rajput kings and later developed into a surname. From Old English cyning king originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king.

The Japanese equivalent is Minamoto 源. Nickname from Middle English king Old English cyning king originally merely a tribal leader from Old English cyn n tribe race the Germanic suffix -ing. From Old English cyning king originally a nickname for someone who either acted in a kingly manner or who worked for or was otherwise associated with a king.

The surname comes from the Sanskrit word Meht meaning great large or majestic 98. Rawal means king and is derived from the Sanskrit word Raja with the same. Updated February 03 2019 King generally comes from the Old English cyning originally meaning tribal leader This nickname was commonly bestowed on a man who carried himself like royalty or who played the part of the king in a medieval pageant.