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

The surname Jentle is held by more people in Botswana than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jentle? popularity and diffusion

The last name Jentle is the 2,689,253rd most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Jentle reside; 48 percent reside in Southern Africa and 48 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jentle is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held forename in the world, held by 90 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Botswana, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 99,406. Outside of Botswana this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Jentle Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jentle has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 62 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 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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