Kentfield Surname

552,857th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 577 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Kentfield Surname Definition:

For Centeville or Sequainville. In 1324 John de Centeville returned from Somerset to attend a great council at Westminster (Parliamentary Writs). Sir Richard de Ceintval of Oxford c. 1300 (Ib.). William de Cestvill 13th cent. held lands in Kent (Testa de Neville).

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Kentfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3141:1,154,32882,787
England1971:282,83321,968
Canada411:898,67368,969
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Wales51:618,90625,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:206,57116,235
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1391:361,28527,442

Kentfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Centeville or Sequainville. In 1324 John de Centeville returned from Somerset to attend a great council at Westminster (Parliamentary Writs). Sir Richard de Ceintval of Oxford c. 1300 (Ib.). William de Cestvill 13th cent. held lands in Kent (Testa de Neville).

The Norman People (1874)

Kentfield Last Name Facts

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

Kentfield is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 552,857th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,630,062 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Kentfield live; 61 percent live in North America and 61 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 1,154,328. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 12 percent live, Michigan, where 9 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States Kentfield is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Kentfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kentfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kentfield surname grew 226 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kentfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kentfield last name are 14.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Kentfield earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.35% less than the national average, earning $42,565 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.29% less than the national average, earning $49,541 CAD per year.

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