Kennell Surname
Approximately 3,386 people bear this surname
Kennell 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 SurnameKennell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,335 | 1:155,229 | 15,885 |
| England | 547 | 1:101,861 | 10,721 |
| Australia | 267 | 1:101,107 | 11,415 |
| Canada | 169 | 1:218,021 | 21,041 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 261 | 1:93,392 | 9,611 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 232 | 1:216,460 | 18,492 |
Kennell (61) may also be a first name.
Kennell 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.
Kennell Demographics
Average Male Kennell Height
171.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kennell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kennell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kennell is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennell? popularity and diffusion
Kennell is the 133,169th most numerous last name internationally, held by around 1 in 2,152,258 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kennell live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kennell is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 61 people.
This surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 2,335 people, or 1 in 155,229. In The United States it is primarily found in: Missouri, where 10 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Kennell is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.
Kennell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kennell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kennell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kennell surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kennell last name are 28.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.1% registered with the political party.
The amount Kennell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.58% less than the national average, earning R 119,808 per year; in United States they earn 5.21% less than the national average, earning $40,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning $50,140 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennel | 92 | 4,029 | / |
| Kinnell | 86 | 886 | / |
| Kaennel | 86 | 41 | / |
| Kenniel | 86 | 39 | / |
| Koennel | 86 | 30 | / |
| Künnell | 86 | 8 | / |
| Qennell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kuennel | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cennell | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kennill | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kynnell | 86 | 0 | / |
| Knell | 83 | 4,716 | / |
| Kennl | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kenll | 83 | 1 | / |
| Quennell | 80 | 516 | / |
| Chennell | 80 | 460 | / |
| Kinniell | 80 | 9 | / |
| Kuehnnel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knoell | 77 | 823 | / |
| Kinnel | 77 | 482 | / |
| Könnel | 77 | 93 | / |
| Knaell | 77 | 6 | / |
| K'Nell | 77 | 4 | / |
| Knnoel | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cknell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cnnell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Knuell | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kynnel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kniell | 77 | 0 | / |
| Cennel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kennil | 77 | 0 | / |
| Kemnel | 77 | 0 | / |
| Queennell | 75 | 3 | / |
| Kckinnell | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knel | 73 | 176 | / |
| Kenl | 73 | 4 | / |
| Knll | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kinnill | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kennild | 71 | 18 | / |
| Chennel | 71 | 13 | / |
| Quennel | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kaennil | 71 | 2 | / |
| D'Knell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kennleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinniel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cinnell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Coennel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kuinnel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Qinnell | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinnuel | 71 | 0 | / |
| Quinnell | 67 | 2,446 | / |
| Knill | 67 | 2,265 | / |
| Knöll | 67 | 1,880 | / |
| Kniel | 67 | 550 | / |
| Knesl | 67 | 219 | / |
| Kneel | 67 | 45 | / |
| Knüll | 67 | 37 | / |
| Knuel | 67 | 28 | / |
| Kienl | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chinnell | 67 | 12 | / |
| Knoel | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kuenl | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kinnl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knelp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knehl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Koenl | 67 | 2 | / |
| Knellová | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keenl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chennill | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cennl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneul | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kneld | 67 | 0 | / |
| Knelt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Cnell | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kemll | 67 | 0 | / |
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