Kendrick Forename

49,211th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 13,771 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Curaçao

Kendrick Forename Definition:

A male name. Old English Cynric, compound of cyne ‘royal’ and ric ‘rule’. Cynric (d. 560) was traditionally the grandson of Cerdic and and King of Wessex. The name was fairly common in the Middle Ages, cf. the surnames Kenrick, Kendrick, Kenrack, Kenwright, Kenwrick (for the epenthetic d in Kendrick cf.

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Kendrick Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
10,9681:33,0542,193
Philippines
99%
 
7351:144,2317,134
Ghana-2251:119,9394,817
Venezuela
100%
1961:154,0916,128
Curaçao
100%
1361:1,146325
Canada
100%
1201:276,1119,190
Solomon Islands
100%
1201:4,841617
Zambia-1061:149,5745,928
England
100%
1051:529,55211,037
Brazil-941:2,279,10846,064
Nigeria
100%
941:1,888,98338,560
Bahamas-931:4,294739
Liberia
100%
571:77,4053,595
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
551:24,7532,750
Singapore
100%
541:116,4277,626
Indonesia
100%
521:4,960,840196,907
South Africa
100%
511:1,069,26839,811
Costa Rica
100%
481:99,3323,191
Jamaica-411:70,3233,476
Malaysia
98%
 
401:761,24829,188
Dominican Republic-371:281,92610,232
Australia-261:525,2938,160
Wales
100%
201:154,7153,118
India
100%
201:60,743,899978,266
Hong Kong-191:408,0384,068
Thailand
100%
191:3,687,67478,779
Panama
100%
191:205,6087,846
Papua New Guinea
100%
161:509,52038,497
Nicaragua
100%
121:501,5288,668
Mexico
100%
111:11,285,85732,937
Guyana
100%
111:69,3875,899
Kenya
100%
101:4,630,71125,538
Vanuatu-91:29,088709
Zimbabwe
100%
91:1,713,75749,613
China-91:151,783,97666,907
Belize
100%
81:44,2893,463
Peru
100%
61:5,298,57637,737
Ecuador-61:2,954,48613,743
Belgium
100%
61:1,915,00718,066
Tanzania
100%
51:10,557,66441,958
Uganda
100%
51:8,191,38458,906
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
41:27,8953,010
New Caledonia-41:67,5412,087
Netherlands
100%
41:4,225,52128,563
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Botswana-41:546,11213,807
United States Virgin Islands-41:27,4372,836
Grenada
100%
41:27,0312,323
Saint Lucia
100%
41:44,4543,465
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Honduras-31:2,939,15620,066
British Virgin Islands-31:10,4171,527
Russia-31:48,077,90198,779
Taiwan
100%
31:7,923,22799,341
Sweden
100%
31:3,285,96941,581
Spain-21:23,264,98224,876
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
Congo
100%
21:2,504,60231,783
Scotland
100%
21:2,675,18318,328
Czechia-21:5,328,0818,108
Turks and Caicos Islands-21:17,3541,059
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Barbados-21:144,8942,643
Haiti-21:5,363,47632,317
Belarus
100%
11:9,482,38420,892
Vietnam
100%
11:92,623,11310,484
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Cambodia-11:16,273,33074,610
Austria-11:8,514,20119,377
Antigua and Barbuda-11:99,3953,544
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Guam-11:160,6463,210
Guatemala
100%
11:16,108,42913,998
Germany
100%
11:96,677,87695,912
Georgia
100%
11:3,738,46629,095
Gabon-11:1,883,3364,538
French Polynesia-11:277,9023,605
Italy-11:61,062,09083,289
France
100%
11:66,470,34085,030
Kazakhstan
100%
11:17,746,84544,366
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Malawi
100%
11:17,112,31024,110
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Nauru
100%
11:11,927903
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Colombia
100%
11:47,778,92695,497
Puerto Rico-11:3,550,30110,040
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376

Kendrick (45,391) may also be a surname.

Kendrick Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A male name. Old English Cynric, compound of cyne ‘royal’ and ric ‘rule’. Cynric (d. 560) was traditionally the grandson of Cerdic and and King of Wessex. The name was fairly common in the Middle Ages, cf. the surnames Kenrick, Kendrick, Kenrack, Kenwright, Kenwrick (for the epenthetic d in Kendrick cf. Hendry for Henry). The christian name survived into the 17th C.

Chenric, Kenric, Kenricus Domesday Book 1086. Kenwrec Pipe Roll 1161. Kenewrec Pipe Roll 1161. Kendrick Wills at Chester 1545-1720 1602. Kenrick Wills at Chester 1545-1720 1613.

The Oxford Dictionary of Christian Names (1947) by E. G. Withycombe

A Teutonic name, meaning: Distinguished ruler.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

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