King

• IPA^(key): /kɪŋ/, /kiːŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɪŋ, -iːŋ
• Homophone: king

King (countable and uncountable, plural Kings)

1. The title of a king.
2. An English and Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for someone who either acted as if he were a king or had worked in the king's household.
3. (UK, rail transport) King class, a class of steam locomotives once used on the GWR.
4. A number of places in the United States:
   1. An unincorporated community in Gibson County, Indiana.
   2. A city in Stokes County and Forsyth County, North Carolina.
   3. A neighbourhood in north-east Portland, Oregon.
   4. An unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia.
   5. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia.
   6. A town in Lincoln County, Wisconsin.
   7. A census-designated place in Farmington, Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
5. A township in the Regional Municipality of York, Ontario, Canada.
6. A village on New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

See also derived terms for king.

• → Cebuano: King
• → Japanese: キング (Kingu)

• According to the 2010 United States Census, King is the 34^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 465,422 individuals. King is most common among White (70.2%) and Black/African American (22.8%) individuals.

• gink

From English king.

King

1. a male given name from English
2. the title of a king

• Quing
• Keng
• Quingco
• Kingco

From Hokkien 龔 (Kéng).

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiŋ/, [ˈkiŋ]

King

1. a surname from Min Nan of Chinese origin