Kimbrough Family History
Kimbrough Name Meaning
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 US.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022