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
Pierce, Alfie Kingston Whig Standard. 11/11/76 p. 34
Pierce, Alfie Kingston Whig Standard. 29/11/73 portrait.
Pierce, Alfie Buckskin to Broadloom : Kingston Grows Up, by Alvin Armstrong,, p. 397-8
Pierce, Alfie Hamilton, H.J., Alfie Pierce, Kingston 300--A Social Snapshot, p. 72.
Pierce, Dr. Lorne Mika, Nick & Helma. Kingston Heritage: Historical Buildings, Plaques and Monuments, p. 151
Piercy, Dr. Neil May 31, 1994 Kingston Whig Standard.
Piercy, Dr. Neil June 1, 1994 Kingston Whig Standard. p. 6
Pilkington, R.I. Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
Piper, Greg Kingston Whig Standard. Magazine 05/01/82 portrait.
Plant, John Kingston Whig Standard. April 28, 1984 portrait.
Plant, John Profile Kingston, magazine, March
Plessis, Bishop Joseph-Octave Pritchard, James S., Bishop Joseph-Octave Plessiss Pastoral Visit to Kingston, 1816, Historic Kingston, Vol. 25, 1977.
Plessis, Joseph-Octave Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson. Kingston: Building on the Past, pp.248.
Plessis, Bishop Heritage Kingston, published by the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.
Pluard, Wilfred Kingston Whig Standard. 30/05/79 obituary.
Pole family. And in the New World, by Constance Pole Bayer. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 POLE
Pollard, Donald Kingston Whig Standard. 03/06/78 portrait. p. 1,2
Polson, Hannah W. Kingston Whig Standard. Jan. 18, 1993 obituary.
Polson, Lt. Col. Stuart McDowall In Memoriam, Lt. Col. Stuart McDowall Polson, M.D. 1883-1960, Historic Kingston, Vol. 9, 1960.
Polson, Neil Mayor Kingston Whig Standard. April 5, 1983 portrait.
Polywkan, Jerry Kingston Whig Standard. Feb. 11, 1987 obituary.
Poole family Donoghue-Poole, a family history of the Leeds County Ontario residents : John Donoghue
Pope, Joseph Osborne, Brian and Donald Swainson. Kingston: Building on the Past, pp.109.
Porter, Katherine Profile Kingston, magazine, Nov. 18, 1998
Porter family The Porter family : the descendants of William Porter c1800-c1847 and his wife, Ann Allen c1800-c1847 of Lavally, near Ballymote, County Sligo, Ireland who emigrated to Canada in 1847 where their three children settled in Ontario, by Dawn Broughton. In-library use only. The call number is GENEAL 929.2 portrait
Potter, Tim Profile Kingston, magazine, July 12, 1989 portrait.
Potts, Major Gen. Arthur E. Kingston Whig Standard. 15/11/76 pp 7, 28 portrait.
Potts, Major Gen. Arthur E. Kingston Whig Standard. Sept. 3, 1983 portrait. obituary.
Poulos, John Profile Kingston, magazine, Nov. 14, 1990 portrait.
Poupore, Gary Profile Kingston, magazine, March 15, 1995