Families and Common Names

Family Names List

In the table below you'll find a list of some of the more common family names in the Kingston-Frontenac area.

Sources

The list was compiled from indexes and tables of contents to the books listed below, and from selected articles that appeared in the Kingston Whig-Standard (approx. 1970 - 1995) and Profile Kingston magazine (approx. 1985 - 2006). It also includes names from some of the family histories in the OGS Kingston Branch collection, and from some public websites created by individuals sharing their own research about Kingston / Frontenac family histories.

Related Articles

Resources

Books

Buckskin To Broadloom: Kingston Grows Up

Stories first appeared in Kingston's Whig-standard.

Heritage Kingston

"Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Queen's University at Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 3 to October 28,1973", exhibition book.

Lists

Kingston-Frontenac Family Names

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Name Reference
Sutcliffe, Jim Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 19, 1983 portrait.
Sutherland, Capt. David Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 86
Sutherland, Captain James T. Kingston Whig Standard. 23/06/78 p. 7 portrait
Sutherland, Captain James T. Kingston Whig Standard. Jan. 4, 1986 portrait.
Sutherland, Captain James T. Profile Kingston, magazine, January 12, 2000 p. 25
Sutherland, James Alexander Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 15, 1984 portrait.obituary.
Sutherland, Robert Hazelgrove, A.R., Robert Sutherland: Queens First Black Student, Historic Kingston, Vol. 22, 1974.
Swain, E. Valorie Kingston Whig Standard. 30/04/73 p. 7 portrait.
Swain, E. Valorie Kingston Whig Standard. 16/10/72 p. 1, 2
Swain, E. Valorie Kingston Whig Standard. 01/04/78 p. 2 portrait.
Swain, E. Valorie Kingston Whig Standard. June 13, 1991 portrait.
Swain, E.V. Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson. Kingston: Building on the Past, pp.319, 352
Swain, Robert Mika, Nick & Helma. Kingston Heritage: Historical Buildings, Plaques and Monuments, p. 153
Swain, Val Angus, Margaret, Val Swain: A Champion of Heritage, Historic Kingston, Vol. 44, 1996.
Swain family The Crawford family tree : David Crawford, 1812-1884 and Margaret Tenet, 1822-1896 and their family, by Kenneth James Crawford. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 CRAW
Swan, Canon Minto Kingston Whig Standard. 13/10/81 obituary.
Sweet, David Profile Kingston, magazine, March 17, 1993 portrait.
Swift, James B. Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 327
Swift, Mrs. James Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, p. 344
Swift family Outline of the family of Michael Swift and his wife Johannah Corcoran, who in 1829 emigrated with their younger children to Canada from Lower Grange Townland, Grangesylvia Parish, Gowran Barony, County Kilkenny, Ireland, by Terrence J. Boyle. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 SWIF
Swim, Laurie Profile Kingston, magazine, Nov. 15, 1989 portrait.
Switzer, David Kingston Whig Standard. 01/08/78
Switzer, David Kingston Whig Standard. 11/07/78 p. 20 portrait.
Switzer family Loyalist lineages of Canada 1783-1983 : Calvin Switzer, by Mary D. Kelley. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 SWIT
Sydenham, Lord Angus, Margaret. The Old Stones of Kingston. p. 13, 24, 83, 84, 92
Sydenham, Lord Angus, Margaret, Lord Sydenhams One Hundred and Fifteen Days in Kingston, Historic Kingston, Vol. 15, 1967.
Sydenham, Lord Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson, Kingston: Building on the Past,
Sydenham, Lord - Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
Sydenham, Charles Edward Poulett Thomson, Ist Baron Roy, James. Kingston: The Kings Town.
Symington, David Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 24, 1983 portrait.