Kentish Surname

204,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,028 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Anguilla

Kentish Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Kentish,' a man of Kent; compare Devonish, Cornish, or Cornwallis.

Ricardus Kenteys (Kent), Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Kentish Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6891:39,1815,074
England5841:95,40810,170
United States2471:1,467,445100,382
Jamaica2031:14,1381,388
Antigua and Barbuda881:1,127192
Panama641:61,1292,774
Canada301:1,228,18688,140
Anguilla161:84075
Costa Rica151:318,6713,310
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Wales121:257,87814,969
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
France101:6,642,272293,169
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Dominica11:75,891912
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3311:73,6428,107
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Kentish (92) may also be a first name.

Kentish Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Kentish,' a man of Kent; compare Devonish, Cornish, or Cornwallis.

Ricardus Kenteys (Kent), Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William de (le: ) Kenteys, ibid.

Richard le Kenteys, Hampshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert le Kenteys, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

William le Kenteys. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.

1582. Thomas Fuller and Alice Kentishe (of St. Albans, Herts): Marriage Lic. (London).

1777. Married — Ross Kentish and Maria Read: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

= Kent (q.v.) + the English suff. -ish, Old English -isc [Old English Centisc]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A native of Kent-— cognate with Cornish, Devenish, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The county.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kentish Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kentish (Russian: Кентиш) occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kentish? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 204,758th most commonly used last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,593,464 people. Kentish occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 35 percent of Kentish reside; 35 percent reside in Australasia and 35 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 992,070th most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 92 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Australia, where it is carried by 689 people, or 1 in 39,181. In Australia Kentish is primarily found in: South Australia, where 38 percent reside, New South Wales, where 33 percent reside and Queensland, where 9 percent reside. Aside from Australia this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Kentish Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kentish has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Kentish last name expanded 176 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 4,117 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kentish Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kentish last name are 3.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56.52% being registered with the party.

The amount Kentish earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.56% less than the national average, earning $41,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.79% more than the national average, earning $57,032 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kentis92116/
Kehntitsh880/
Kentesh86170/
Kintish8659/
Kentysh8611/
Kentich864/
Kintisch8019/
Kentiche801/
Kenteshe801/
Centis77934/
Kintis77409/
Kentes7746/
Chentis7156/
Kentges7113/
Kentese716/
Kentees715/
Kientiz714/
Kuentes713/
Quentis712/
Gkintis711/
Qintish711/
Kenteas711/
Kintich711/
Kemntiz711/
Centiss710/
Centois710/
Kenteche671/
Cenntais670/

Kentish Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kentish in the Russian language
Кентишkentis-

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