Kennard Surname

46,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,244 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kennard Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kenward,' a Domesday personal name.

'Keneward, a freeman of King Edward, held Duntesborne,' Domesday: v. Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.

Ralph Keneward, Kent, 1273.

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Kennard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7501:53,6986,432
England2,5641:21,7313,048
Australia6571:41,0895,280
New Zealand3761:12,0432,097
Canada2731:134,96613,971
South Africa2611:207,57722,069
Wales891:34,7703,467
Argentina451:949,85460,205
Scotland451:118,9747,657
Ireland301:156,9657,012
Guyana221:34,6463,602
Greece171:651,75273,285
Papua New Guinea111:741,24783,447
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
France71:9,488,960336,266
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Malta41:107,5681,849
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4261:17,0942,488
Wales361:43,5672,298
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4841:33,8404,046

Kennard (3,154) may also be a first name.

Kennard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kenward,' a Domesday personal name.

'Keneward, a freeman of King Edward, held Duntesborne,' Domesday: v. Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.

Ralph Keneward, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Ricardus fil. Kenardi, Fines Roll, 10 Edward I.

1751. Married — David Kennard and Jesse Cummins: St. George, Hanover Square.

1809. — Richard Kennard and Frances Hamlin: St. George, Hanover Square.

1838. Baptised — Mary Jane, d. George Kenward: Canterbury Cath.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) 1 the Anglo-Saxon Cenh(e)ard, Cœnh(e)ard=Boldly Strong [Old English céne, cœne, bold, keen + h(e)ard, hard, strong] 2 the Anglo-Saxon Cyneh(e)ard = Royally Strong [Old English cyne-, royal + h(e)ard] (Anglo-French-Latin) = Kenn1 (q.v.) + the French diminutive suff. -ard [Old Teutonic hard, hard]. The modern Norman surname Quenard is sometimes found with a further diminutive suff., as Quenardel.

(Celtic) v. Kinnard.

There has been some confusion with Kenward, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Cenhard (bold, strong), or of Cynehard (royal, strong).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

The same as Kenward, which is usually so pronounced.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Gaelic.) From Ceannard, a chief, a chieftain, a leader, a commander—in—chief, from Ceann, head, chief, and Ard, high, lofty.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

From Kennarth; a location name in South Wales.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kennard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kennard Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kennard (Russian: Кеннард) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kennard click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennard? popularity and diffusion

It is the 46,124th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 648,128 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kennard live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kennard is also the 128,079th most common first name on earth, held by 3,154 people.

The last name Kennard is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 6,750 people, or 1 in 53,698. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 15 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Ohio, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States Kennard occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Kennard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kennard has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 247 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 750 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kennard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kennard surname are 10.7% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.47% registered with the party.

The amount Kennard earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 48.85% more than the national average, earning R 353,724 per year; in United States they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $42,781 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.11% more than the national average, earning $52,222 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennaird93139/
Kenneard931/
Kennardz930/
Keunnard930/
Kinnard863,873/
Kennerd8627/
Cennard861/
Kennord861/
Kennart861/
Knard835/
Kinnaird804,375/
Kinneard8029/
Kinngard8012/
Chennard801/
Kinnayrd801/
Kennarth801/
Kinnarrd800/
Quennard800/
Knaird770/
Knardt770/
Kkinnaird751/
Kennert71213/
Kinnart71144/
Cinnard712/
Kinnerd711/
Kinnaert6799/
Kiennert6757/
Kinnerød6730/
Kennerth678/
Knord676/
Kinnartz671/
Kinneurd671/
Kinneird671/
Kinnarth671/
Knart670/
Quinnard670/
Knerd670/
Kennertt670/
Kinnuird670/

Kennard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kennard in the Russian language
Кеннардkennard-

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Kennard Reference & Research

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