Jentle Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Botswana
Highest density in:
Botswana

Jentle Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gentle.' Originally one who was not a Christian; later, one of polished, well-bred manners, 'genteel.' Then, again, one of gentle, benign character.

William le Gentil, Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Jentle Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Botswana221:99,40615,343
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
England21:27,859,030389,889
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Jentle (90) may also be a first name.

Jentle Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gentle.' Originally one who was not a Christian; later, one of polished, well-bred manners, 'genteel.' Then, again, one of gentle, benign character.

William le Gentil, Yorkshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Gentill, or Gentyl, Wiltshire, ibid.

John le Gentyl, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

William le Gentil: Patent Roll, 4 Edward III. pt.

Agnes Gentildoghter, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Gentill, 1379: ibid.

Robertus Pedifer, 1379: ibid.

1555. Christning of Mathew Jentyll: St. Peter, Cornhill.

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

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the gentle'; v. Gentle.

1555. Baptised — Mathewjentyll: St. Peter, Cornhill.

1577. Buried — Raphe Jentle: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1591-2. Edmund Jentill and Johanna Hussey: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

Eight of the name Gentle are recorded in Dunblane and neighborhood in seventeenth and eighteenth centuries (Dunblane). Bardsley records the name in England in 1273.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Anglo-French-Latin) Gentle [Old French gentil; Latin gentil-is, gentile]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From disposition.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Jentle Last Name Facts

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

Jentle occurs in Botswana more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jentle? popularity and diffusion

Jentle is the 2,689,253rd most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. Jentle occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Jentle are found; 48 percent are found in Southern Africa and 48 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Jentle is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held given name at a global level, borne by 90 people.

The last name Jentle is most widely held in Botswana, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Aside from Botswana it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Jentle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jentle has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jentile92478/
Jentlie9233/
Jentler9216/
Jentles928/
Jentele927/
Djentle924/
Entle914/
Jentille862/
Jeantile861/
Gentle8317,604/
Sentle83971/
Zentle83116/
Entley8361/
Jentli833/
Centle832/
Jintle831/
Hentle831/
Jemtle831/
Yentle831/
Jentellet8029/
Jeantille8020/
Jentilles801/
Gentile7786,780/
Gentles774,795/
Ientile77948/
Zentile77284/
Gentele77195/
Hentley77161/
Zentler7792/
Gentley7759/
Yentile7733/
Gentler7730/
Jhently7727/
Zentele7725/
Hentler7717/
Gentlle773/
Ientele773/
Genttle773/
Hentles772/
Sentley772/
Jeantly771/
Entille771/
Senthle771/
Yentele771/
Djentli771/
Jentlla771/
Gentlet770/
Sentlee770/
Gentlee770/
Zentlee770/
Jenntly770/
Heintle770/
Jeantellet753/
Entli731/
Ently730/
Gentille714,695/
Sentelle71281/
Gentelle7152/
Centille7130/
Gentless7119/
Genntles712/
Genttile712/
Ientille712/
Zentille712/
Genteale712/
Gentlles711/
Chenthle711/
Centelle711/
Zeuntlee711/
Jentilla711/
Sentille711/
Yentelle711/
Zentelle710/
Jentilly710/
Gentillet67269/
Senthille6733/
Gently6718/
Hently6718/
Zintle6710/
Gentilles676/
Yentla676/
Dzhentile676/
Gentli675/
Gintle675/
Sentli674/
Gentilley672/
Zentla672/
Sentillie671/
Hintle671/
Genthille671/
Entlai671/
Centellei671/
Sintle671/
Zentelles671/
Entlih671/
Gentiller670/
Entgel670/

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