English: from the female personal name Kynborough, recorded
in Suffolk, England, as late as the 16th and 17th centuries. Although
there is no Middle English evidence for it, this probably represents a
survival of Old English female personal name Cyneburh, composed
of the elements cyne- ‘royal’ + burh ‘fortress’,
‘stronghold’. This was the name of a daughter of the 7th-century King
Penda of Mercia, who, in spite of her father’s staunch opposition to
Christianity, was converted and founded an abbey, serving as its
head. She was venerated as a saint, and gave her name to the village
of Kimberley in Norfolk. The surname is now almost extinct in England,
but continues to flourish in the U.S.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Kimbrough
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