Kindon Surname

595,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 523 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Kindon Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingdon,' or more probably 'Kingsdon,' a parish in Somerset, near Somerton. Kingdom is an imitative corruption; compare Hansom for Hanson, or Ransom for Ranson. With Kindon, compare Kinsley for Kingsley, or Kinsman for Kingsman.

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Kindon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3061:182,08516,371
United States1101:3,295,081188,193
Zimbabwe291:532,35342,865
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1161:210,13216,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Kindon (314) may also be a first name.

Kindon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Kingdon,' or more probably 'Kingsdon,' a parish in Somerset, near Somerton. Kingdom is an imitative corruption; compare Hansom for Hanson, or Ransom for Ranson. With Kindon, compare Kinsley for Kingsley, or Kinsman for Kingsman. No doubt, as intimated in the index to the two registers, the two following entries concern the same couple:

1709. Married — Henry Kindon and Elizabeth Plucknet: St. Antholin (London).

1710. Baptised — Elizabeth, d. Henry and Elizabeth Kingdom: St. John Baptist on Wallbrook.

Thus Kindon and Kingdom are variants of Kingdon.

1752. Married — Bryan Connor and Mary Kingdon: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

The family have flourished in Cornwall and Devon for some centuries. The name would appear to have been borrowed from Kingdon, an estate near Sharrow in the former county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

KINGDON: A family which has flourished in Cornwall and Devon for some centuries. The name would appear to have been borrowed from Kingdon, an estate near Sharrow, in the former county. (Lower. ) Doubtless the same name as Congdon, q. v.

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Kindon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kindon (Tibetan: ཀུན་སྒྲོན།) is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kindon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 595,654th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 13,934,122 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 60 percent of Kindon are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles. Kindon is also the 495,703rd most frequent first name on earth It is held by 314 people.

The surname Kindon is most prevalent in England, where it is carried by 306 people, or 1 in 182,085. In England Kindon is primarily concentrated in: West Midlands, where 21 percent reside, Greater Manchester, where 11 percent reside and Worcestershire, where 11 percent reside. Apart from England this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside.

Kindon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kindon has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kindon surname grew 264 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kindon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kindon last name are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.31% being registered with the party.

The amount Kindon earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 10.05% less than the national average, earning $38,811 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.26% more than the national average, earning $56,766 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kindoon924/
Kindoun921/
Kindonh921/
Kindan83905/
Kendon83290/
Cindon8321/
Kindun8319/
Khndon831/
Chindon77130/
Kindane7791/
Quindon775/
Kinndan774/
Qindong773/
Kindoum772/
Kuendon771/
Kindaan771/
Kenndon771/
Kiendan771/
Koendon770/
Kndan735/
Kndun731/
Quindong71381/
Kindahan71118/
Kendoung7111/
Kimdoung714/
Quindone711/
Cendon672,119/
Kendan67158/
Kendun6718/
Khndan6715/
Kndanh672/
Kündün672/
Cindan672/
Kendougne671/
Kendão671/
Qindan671/
Qundon670/

Kindon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kindon in the Tibetan language
ཀུན་སྒྲོན།kündrön-

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