Kennel Surname
Approximately 4,029 people bear this surname
Kennel Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kenell.' I cannot find the spot, but evidently it is in the West country.
John de Kenell, Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I.
1601. Richard Keynell, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.
Read More About This SurnameKennel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,276 | 1:284,059 | 26,437 |
| France | 1,275 | 1:52,096 | 6,854 |
| Germany | 602 | 1:133,730 | 16,296 |
| South Africa | 197 | 1:275,014 | 27,210 |
| Switzerland | 164 | 1:50,079 | 6,640 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Canada | 69 | 1:533,994 | 44,923 |
| Argentina | 63 | 1:678,467 | 46,871 |
| India | 58 | 1:13,225,265 | 229,403 |
| Israel | 48 | 1:178,284 | 17,874 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Serbia | 5 | 1:1,428,990 | 29,746 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 45 | 1:541,675 | 28,673 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 484 | 1:103,758 | 10,469 |
Kennel (318) may also be a first name.
Kennel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kenell.' I cannot find the spot, but evidently it is in the West country.
John de Kenell, Herefordshire, Henry III-Edward I.
1601. Richard Keynell, Dorset: Register of the University of Oxford.
1607. Buried — Elizabeth, d. Thomas Kennell: St. James, Clerkenwell.
1774. Married —John Kennell and Martha Church: St. George, Hanover Square.
(Anglo-French-Latin) = Kenn1 (q.v.) + the French dim suff. -el.
The present-day Norman form of this name is Queneau, for earlier Quenel = French Chenel, ‘Little Dog’: cp. English kennel from the Norman form of French chenil, ‘dog-house’ [Low Latin canile, from Latin can-is, a dog]
KENEL, KENELL: Probably the French surname Quesnel, an archaism for the oak-tree.
Kennel Demographics
Average Kennel Salary in
United States
$43,529 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kennel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kennel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kennel is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennel? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 114,713th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,808,773 people. The last name Kennel occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Kennel live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 32 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Kennel is also the 492,367th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 318 people.
The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 1,276 people, or 1 in 284,059. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 11 percent are found, Illinois, where 8 percent are found and Nebraska, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 51 countries. It is also found in France, where 32 percent are found and Germany, where 15 percent are found.
Kennel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kennel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kennel surname increased 264 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kennel Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Kennel surname are 19.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Kennel earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 45.05% less than the national average, earning R 130,572 per year; in United States they earn 0.88% more than the national average, earning $43,529 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.74% more than the national average, earning $55,516 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennell | 92 | 3,386 | / |
| Kaennel | 92 | 41 | / |
| Kenniel | 92 | 39 | / |
| Koennel | 92 | 30 | / |
| Kuennel | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kennl | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kuehnnel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kinnel | 83 | 482 | / |
| Könnel | 83 | 93 | / |
| Knnoel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Kynnel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kemnel | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kennil | 83 | 0 | / |
| Cennel | 83 | 0 | / |
| Knel | 80 | 176 | / |
| Kenl | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kinnell | 77 | 886 | / |
| Kennild | 77 | 18 | / |
| Chennel | 77 | 13 | / |
| Künnell | 77 | 8 | / |
| Quennel | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kaennil | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cennell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kinniel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kennleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Qennell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Coennel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kinnuel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kynnell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kennill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kuinnel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Knell | 73 | 4,716 | / |
| Kniel | 73 | 550 | / |
| Knesl | 73 | 219 | / |
| Kneel | 73 | 45 | / |
| Knuel | 73 | 28 | / |
| Kienl | 73 | 23 | / |
| Knoel | 73 | 8 | / |
| Kuenl | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kinnl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knelp | 73 | 2 | / |
| Knehl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Koenl | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kneul | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kenll | 73 | 1 | / |
| Keenl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cennl | 73 | 1 | / |
| Knelt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Kneld | 73 | 0 | / |
| Quennell | 71 | 516 | / |
| Chennell | 71 | 460 | / |
| Kinniell | 71 | 9 | / |
| Knoell | 67 | 823 | / |
| Kuehnl | 67 | 375 | / |
| Cinnel | 67 | 32 | / |
| Knl | 67 | 29 | / |
| Kenleh | 67 | 6 | / |
| Knaell | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cennil | 67 | 4 | / |
| K'Nell | 67 | 4 | / |
| Queennell | 67 | 3 | / |
| Knelpp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knehel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koehnl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Knuell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cnnell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cknell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kckinnell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keehnl | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kniell | 67 | 0 | / |
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