scottish name meaning king
The English name comes from Old English cyning (tribal leader), which may derive from Proto-Germanic kuningaz. 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.The Scottish surname King is a sept of the Clan Gregor / MacGregor.he 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.