Kendell Surname
Approximately 2,331 people bear this surname
Kendell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kendal,' Westmorland The manufacture of 'Kendal green' made this town early famous, and of necessity caused the surname to be common. The result is that it is familiar to every directory in the English-speaking world.
Read More About This SurnameKendell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 938 | 1:386,417 | 34,021 |
| England | 545 | 1:102,235 | 10,753 |
| Canada | 539 | 1:68,359 | 7,870 |
| Australia | 196 | 1:137,733 | 14,860 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:114,612 | 8,773 |
| Guyana | 17 | 1:44,837 | 4,218 |
| New Zealand | 14 | 1:323,452 | 26,435 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 1:194,854 | 9,403 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Paraguay | 4 | 1:1,809,186 | 12,346 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 412 | 1:59,164 | 6,945 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 488 | 1:102,907 | 10,402 |
Kendell (4,350) may also be a first name.
Kendell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kendal,' Westmorland The manufacture of 'Kendal green' made this town early famous, and of necessity caused the surname to be common. The result is that it is familiar to every directory in the English-speaking world. The river Kent, I need not say, still flows through the dale. The surname is frequently met with in all the adjacent villages and towns of the Furness district of North Lancashire.
Johannes de Kendall, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Thomas de Kendale, 1379: ibid.
Edmundus de Kendall, 1379: ibid.
Johannes de Kendall, Webster, 1379: ibid.
John Kendall, of Aldyngham, 1571: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.
Roger Kendoll, of Ulverston, 1582: ibid.
Elizabeth Kendall, of Clitheroe, widow, 1503: Wills at Chester.
(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]
Kent-dale, the valley of the Kent, a river of Westmoreland. The true name of the town known as Kendal is Kirkby-in-Kendale.
The general opinion seems to be that this family is of different origin from that of the Kendalls of Westmoreland, whose name is derived from Kirby-in-Kendale, i. e. the church dwelling (kirk-by) in Kent-dale. Hals says, "Kendall signifies to see or behold the dale or valley; otherwise Kendall or Cendall is fine linen; and Cendale may be a corruption of Pendall, i. e. the head of the valley." The name may mean the house in the valley (chy'n-dôl), or the neck of the dale (conna-dôl). Hence perhaps Kendal and Kendle.
Local. Derived from the town of Kendal, in Westmoreland, England, and was so called from the river Ken, on which it is situated, and dale; the dale on the river Ken.
Kendell Demographics
Average Male Kendell Height
175.58 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kendell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kendell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kendell (Russian: Кенделл) is most common in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kendell? popularity and diffusion
It is the 182,345th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,126,360 people. The last name Kendell occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Kendell reside; 63 percent reside in North America and 63 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kendell is also the 104,727th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 4,350 people.
The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 938 people, or 1 in 386,417. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 27 percent reside, California, where 6 percent reside and Ohio, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 32 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and Canada, where 23 percent reside.
Kendell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kendell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kendell surname expanded 192 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 270 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kendell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Kendell are 17.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.08% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kendell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6% more than the national average, earning $45,739 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% less than the national average, earning $46,487 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenndell | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kendel | 92 | 1,530 | / |
| Kendll | 92 | 8 | / |
| Kindell | 86 | 1,823 | / |
| Kuendel | 86 | 22 | / |
| Köndell | 86 | 18 | / |
| Kendeel | 86 | 12 | / |
| Kiendel | 86 | 8 | / |
| Kyndell | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kendelt | 86 | 5 | / |
| Kendill | 86 | 2 | / |
| Kenndel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kendl | 83 | 425 | / |
| Kndel | 83 | 122 | / |
| Kinduell | 80 | 14 | / |
| Kenddeel | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kindel | 77 | 3,549 | / |
| Kendil | 77 | 1,939 | / |
| Kiendl | 77 | 1,192 | / |
| Kyndel | 77 | 61 | / |
| Kündel | 77 | 28 | / |
| Cendel | 77 | 19 | / |
| Kendöl | 77 | 17 | / |
| Keendl | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kndeel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knddel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kendyl | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kindll | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kendelova | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kndl | 73 | 6 | / |
| Kymdell | 71 | 271 | / |
| Chendel | 71 | 25 | / |
| Cindell | 71 | 24 | / |
| Kühndel | 71 | 16 | / |
| Kindeel | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kindill | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kuehndl | 71 | 1 | / |
| Quendel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kindl | 67 | 3,854 | / |
| Kyndl | 67 | 70 | / |
| Köndl | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kühndelt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Knődl | 67 | 7 | / |
| Khndl | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kndil | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kündl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Qndel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kűndl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knddl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cinndell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Quindell | 67 | 0 | / |
Kendell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kendell in the Russian language | ||
| Кенделл | kendell | - |
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