Kendale Surname

163,712th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,652 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Kendale Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Teutonic) belonging to Kendal (Westm.) = the Dale of the Kent, Ken, or Can [the river- name is doubtless the Welsh cain = Gaelic cain, clear, bright, white (cp.Kenn2); the second element is Old Norse dal-r, a dale, valley (Kendal is properly Kirkby-in-Kendal, 13th cent.

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Kendale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,5931:295,82216,690
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England821:297,26120,172
Jersey31:17,2942,528
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Kendale (401) may also be a first name.

Kendale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Teutonic) belonging to Kendal (Westm.) = the Dale of the Kent, Ken, or Can [the river- name is doubtless the Welsh cain = Gaelic cain, clear, bright, white (cp.Kenn2); the second element is Old Norse dal-r, a dale, valley (Kendal is properly Kirkby-in-Kendal, 13th cent. Kirkeby in Kendale] John de Kendal.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1246-7.

Adam de Kendale.—Lanc. Assize-Rolls, A.D. 1285.

Where Can first creeping forth, her feet hath scarcely found, But gives that Dale her name, where Kendale town doth stand, For making of our cloth scarce match’d in all the land.— Drayton, Poly-Olbion, Song xxx. 18-20. (Scandinavian) (occasionally) belonging to Kendal or Kendale (Yorks), the Domesday Cheldal = the Spring-Dale [Old Norse kelda, a spring + dal-r]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kendale Last Name Facts

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

Kendale (Marathi: कदळे) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendale? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 163,712th most widely held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,747,943 people. The surname Kendale is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Kendale reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. Kendale is also the 430,973rd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 401 people.

It is most frequently used in India, where it is carried by 2,593 people, or 1 in 295,822. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 99 percent reside, Karnataka, where 0 percent reside and Telangana, where 0 percent reside. Apart from India this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 1 percent reside.

Kendale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kendale has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kendale last name increased 157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 98 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kendale Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kendale are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% being registered with the party.

Kendale earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.41% more than the national average, earning $46,346 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Kendale Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kendale in the Marathi language
कदळेkadale81.53
कदाळेkadale7.53
कदलेkadale3.58
केदंळीkedanli2.35
केन्दळेkendale1.01
कडलेkadale0.75
केन्दाळेkendale0.69
केदळेkedale0.64
कडाळेkadale0.64
कदळॆkadale0.21
कदालेkadale0.21
कडळेkadale0.16
केन्डलेkendale0.11
केदंबेkedambe0.11
कदऴेkadale0.11
कुन्डुलेkundule0.05
केदाळेkedale0.05
केदंकेkedanke0.05
कैदळेkaidale0.05
केँदळेkemdale0.05
कदळेाटkadaleata0.05
केदंळेkedanle0.05

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