Kinghorn

== English == === Etymology === From Scottish Gaelic ceann (“head; height”) + gronna (“bog”); the placename later developed to Kinghorn due to folk etymology. === Proper noun === Kinghorn (countable and uncountable, plural Kinghorns) A town and civil parish of Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2686). A community in the township of King, Ontario, Canada. A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kinghorn is the 22450th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1146 individuals. Kinghorn is most common among White (93.37%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kinghorn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 307.