Kenrick Forename

72,338th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 7,796 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Grenada

Kenrick 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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Kenrick Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
2,0411:177,6276,580
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
1,3791:987169
Jamaica-9051:3,186618
Guyana
100%
6621:1,153179
Belize
100%
3981:890171
Barbados-3231:897208
England
100%
3091:179,9455,502
Philippines
99%
 
2791:379,96213,856
Canada
100%
2451:135,2386,069
Grenada
100%
1731:62596
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
1641:68063
Saint Kitts and Nevis
100%
861:63897
Kenya
100%
651:712,41716,742
Antigua and Barbuda-641:1,553329
South Africa
100%
631:865,59834,690
Dominica-541:1,398254
Netherlands
100%
501:338,0429,978
Indonesia-441:5,862,811220,905
United States Virgin Islands-441:2,494495
Aruba-331:3,145634
British Virgin Islands
100%
301:1,042231
India
100%
301:40,495,932746,646
Cayman Islands
100%
281:2,189487
Dominican Republic-251:417,25113,014
Australia-231:593,8108,803
Singapore
100%
211:299,3849,476
Saint Lucia
100%
201:8,8911,267
Venezuela
100%
191:1,589,57329,905
Hong Kong-191:408,0384,068
Zambia-191:834,46314,732
Malaysia
100%
191:1,602,62849,521
Turks and Caicos Islands-161:2,169514
Brazil-141:15,302,582163,580
Anguilla
100%
111:1,205212
Chile
73%
 
111:1,600,65512,027
Panama-91:434,06212,541
Costa Rica
100%
81:595,9948,229
Montserrat-71:69783
Honduras-71:1,259,63812,726
Wales
100%
71:442,0445,971
China-51:273,211,15675,889
Haiti-51:2,145,39120,367
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Thailand
100%
41:17,516,453200,944
Germany
100%
41:24,169,46959,466
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Nigeria
100%
31:59,188,120318,216
Norway-31:1,710,77619,445
Papua New Guinea
100%
31:2,717,438132,395
New Zealand-31:1,512,01511,267
Finland
50%
 
31:1,827,72814,078
Scotland
100%
31:1,783,45514,297
France
100%
21:33,235,17058,100
Italy-21:30,531,04557,596
Belgium
100%
21:5,745,02030,381
Bahamas-21:199,6852,758
Sweden
100%
21:4,928,95452,965
Zimbabwe
100%
11:15,423,817113,731
United Arab Emirates-11:7,151,99394,323
Uganda
100%
11:40,956,920131,348
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Suriname-11:552,8115,457
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Solomon Islands-11:580,9578,641
Saint Martin-11:35,746277
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Niue-11:1,60470
Japan-11:127,986,05794,066
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Guernsey-11:63,331901
Guatemala-11:16,108,42913,998
Greece-11:10,934,54822,228
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
Denmark-11:5,649,49828,429
Bermuda-11:64,8262,481

Kenrick (1,517) may also be a surname.

Kenrick 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 Celtic name, meaning: Royal ruler.

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

Kenrick Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennrick9328/
Keenrick933/
Kenricke932/
Kenrhick932/
Kenric921,124/
Kenrik92135/
Kenryck8611/
Kinrick868/
Kennric866/
Kenreck864/
Kenriek863/
Kynrick863/
Kenreic862/
Gkenrik861/
Kenrikh861/
Kenrrik861/
Knrik837/
Quenrick802/
Kinnrick802/
Cennrick801/
Kenreack801/
Cenric779/
Kenryk773/
Kynric773/
Kinric773/
Kenrig772/
Kenrek771/
Kinreck714/
Chenrik712/
Chenric712/
Kenreke712/
Kenreek711/
Quenric711/
Kenrique6714/
Konrwika676/
Quinrick673/
Kaewnark671/
Kinrk671/
Kenyeryk671/
Kenreigh671/

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