Kennington Surname

126,575th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,589 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kennington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kennington,' (1) a parish in Kent, two miles from Ashford; (a) a district in the parish of Lambeth, London; (3) a parish in Berkshire, two miles from Oxford.

Ivo de Kenington, Suffolk, 1273.

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Kennington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4101:150,39815,469
England6341:87,8839,549
Australia1641:164,60817,026
Canada1311:281,26426,302
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Ireland541:87,2034,973
Wales221:140,66110,115
Scotland151:356,92115,763
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Malta41:107,5681,849
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
China31:455,773,85521,925
Maldives21:202,0864,973
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland381:116,5756,975
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3561:68,4707,747
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1711:293,67723,423

Kennington (29) may also be a first name.

Kennington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kennington,' (1) a parish in Kent, two miles from Ashford; (a) a district in the parish of Lambeth, London; (3) a parish in Berkshire, two miles from Oxford.

Ivo de Kenington, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de Kenington, Suffolk, ibid.

Walter de Keninton, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1795. Married — Richard Woodington and Ann Kenington: St. George, Hanover Square.

1802. — John Kenington and Frances Jenkins: ibid.

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

(English) belonging to Kennington (Surrey, Berks, Kent, etc.) = the Royal Manor [Anglo-Saxon Cyning-túm-cyning-, royal + tún, manor, estate] Kennington, Surrey, is still a Crown Manor.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes and places in Surrey, Kent, and Berkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kennington Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kennington occurs most in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennington? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 126,575th most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 2,030,523 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Kennington reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kennington is also the 1,951,561st most frequent forename at a global level, held by 29 people.

The surname Kennington is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 2,410 people, or 1 in 150,398. In The United States Kennington is most numerous in: South Carolina, where 15 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Utah, where 11 percent reside. Other than The United States Kennington occurs in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

Kennington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kennington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kennington surname rose 1,409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 142 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kennington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Kennington last name is predominantly Catholic (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kennington last name are 16.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Kennington earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.47% more than the national average, earning $45,941 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.93% less than the national average, earning $47,732 CAD per year.

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