Kennell Surname

133,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,386 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

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.

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Kennell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3351:155,22915,885
England5471:101,86110,721
Australia2671:101,10711,415
Canada1691:218,02121,041
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Wales41:773,63329,106
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2611:93,3929,611
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2321:216,46018,492

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.

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

(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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

KENEL, KENELL: Probably the French surname Quesnel, an archaism for the oak-tree.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kennell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kennell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 133,169th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 2,152,258 people. Kennell is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Kennell live; 62 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most commonly used given name worldwide. It is borne by 61 people.

The last name Kennell is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 2,335 people, or 1 in 155,229. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 10 percent reside, Illinois, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

Kennell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kennell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kennell last name increased 1,006 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 210 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kennell Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Kennell surname are 28.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.1% registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennel924,029/
Kinnell86886/
Kaennel8641/
Kenniel8639/
Koennel8630/
Künnell868/
Qennell861/
Kuennel861/
Cennell861/
Kennill860/
Kynnell860/
Knell834,716/
Kennl831/
Kenll831/
Quennell80516/
Chennell80460/
Kinniell809/
Kuehnnel801/
Knoell77823/
Kinnel77482/
Könnel7793/
Knaell776/
K'Nell774/
Knnoel772/
Cknell771/
Cnnell771/
Knuell771/
Kynnel771/
Kniell770/
Cennel770/
Kennil770/
Kemnel770/
Queennell753/
Kckinnell751/
Knel73176/
Kenl734/
Knll732/
Kinnill7121/
Kennild7118/
Chennel7113/
Quennel715/
Kaennil712/
D'Knell711/
Kennleh711/
Kinniel711/
Cinnell711/
Coennel710/
Kuinnel710/
Qinnell710/
Kinnuel710/
Quinnell672,446/
Knill672,265/
Knöll671,880/
Kniel67550/
Knesl67219/
Kneel6745/
Knüll6737/
Knuel6728/
Kienl6723/
Chinnell6712/
Knoel678/
Kuenl673/
Kinnl672/
Knelp672/
Knehl672/
Koenl672/
Knellová671/
Keenl671/
Chennill671/
Cennl671/
Kneul671/
Kneld670/
Knelt670/
Cnell670/
Kemll670/

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