Kendrew Surname

345,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,061 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kendrew 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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Kendrew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5441:102,42310,776
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
Israel1251:68,4618,502
Canada911:404,89735,698
New Zealand721:62,8939,679
Australia271:999,84158,390
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Wales41:773,63329,106
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3601:67,7097,695
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Kendrew (165) may also be a first name.

Kendrew 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

A contraction form of MacAndrew, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Kendrew Last Name Facts

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

Kendrew is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kendrew? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 345,133rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 6,868,564 people. Kendrew is primarily found in Europe, where 54 percent of Kendrew are found; 52 percent are found in Northern Europe and 52 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 712,876th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 165 people.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 544 people, or 1 in 102,423. In England it is primarily found in: West Yorkshire, where 22 percent live, North Yorkshire, where 21 percent live and East Riding of Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Not including England this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Israel, where 12 percent live.

Kendrew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kendrew has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Kendrew last name increased 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 428 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kendrew Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kendrew last name are 2.01% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.22% registered with the political party.

The amount Kendrew earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.15% less than the national average, earning $37,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.55% less than the national average, earning $46,926 CAD per year.

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