King (surname)

King
Family name
Meaning head or leader
Region of origin England Scotland
Language(s) of origin English Gaelic

King is a family name of Scottish and English origin. The English name comes from Old English cyning (tribal leader), which may derive from Brythonic cun or cwn.

The Irish surname King is associated with County Galway and was often given to Irish-American immigrants as an anglicized form of the surname Conroy, among others.