Kendray Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Kendray Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Kendrick, which see.

1744. Married — Samuel Barratt and Susanna Kendra: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1747. — Thomas Evans and Mary Kendrey: ibid.

1785.

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Kendray Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:857,20145,134
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
India81:95,883,173728,828
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England351:696,43933,013

Kendray (24) may also be a first name.

Kendray Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. A corruption of Kendrick, which see.

1744. Married — Samuel Barratt and Susanna Kendra: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1747. — Thomas Evans and Mary Kendrey: ibid.

1785. — Robert Kendrew and Harriot Garbutt: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Kendray Last Name Facts

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

Kendray has its highest incidence in England. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendray? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,871,545th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname Kendray occurs predominantly in Europe, where 66 percent of Kendray reside; 66 percent reside in Northern Europe and 66 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323rd most widespread first name globally, borne by 24 people.

The last name Kendray is most widely held in England, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 857,201. In England it is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found, Devon, where 18 percent are found and Tyne and Wear, where 14 percent are found. Beside England this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Kendray Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kendray has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kendray surname increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kendraya930/
Kendra923,823/
Kendry92707/
Kiendra8658/
Kendrat8640/
Kendriy8631/
Kenndra8618/
Kendrae8611/
Kiendry869/
Kendhra866/
Kuendra866/
Kendrea866/
Kendraś864/
Kendrau863/
Kendrey862/
Kendrai861/
Kendrah861/
Kendrra861/
Kendraa861/
Kendrač861/
Keendry860/
Kendrad860/
Kndra836/
Kendrach8024/
Kindrayi808/
Kendraju803/
Kendriya803/
Kendra's801/
Kendre7736,196/
Cendra772,930/
Kendri771,953/
Kindra77571/
Kyndra77342/
Cendry7791/
Khndra7715/
Kindry7712/
Kändra7710/
Qendra776/
Chendraya75187/
Chendrayy751/
Kendhriya751/
Kyndrat711,945/
Chendra711,256/
Kyndras71248/
Kenndre71158/
Kındıra71155/
Chendry7196/
Qendraj7150/
Kendrei7145/
Kindras7124/
Kyndrys7120/
Kendhre7116/
Kindrai7116/
Kendreu7115/
Kendree7115/
Qendrai7110/
Caendra718/
Kiendre715/
Kindhra715/
Kindrad712/
Keundre712/
Kaendre712/
Centdra711/
Kemndre711/
Kenddre711/
Kendrie711/
Kendrre711/
Kindrey711/
Kyondra711/
Kendráč711/
Kieńdra711/
Kiendré711/
Kindrah711/
Kindrau711/
Kindrys711/
Cendrey711/
Chendrayah711/
Quendry711/
Kyndrych67132/
Kędra6737/
Cndra6721/
Kindrasz6721/
Kuindrah6717/
Kyndrysh676/
Kindrajh675/
Kindread675/
Cheendra675/
Chendhra673/
Chenddra673/
Chendrea672/
Kendroud672/
Kndre672/
Chendrah671/
Ceendhra671/
Kndri671/
Kendrous670/

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