Kindred Surname

64,871st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,706 people bear this surname

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

Kindred Surname Definition:

We have from Descriptive Nicknames. These names seem to have been originally nicknames, which became surnames at a comparatively recent date. The prefix kin is the genitive of kione, 'head', and this fact precludes their being simply appellations from a personal peculiarity, as kione-beg, ‘little head', and so we must suppose that Christian names were appended to the original forms, as Juan-y-Kin-Vig, 'John of Little Head', Steen-y-Kin-Raad, 'Stephen of Road End', where these titles refer to Juan’s and Steen's abodes, and that their sons would be Mac Kinvig and Mac Kinraad, the mac being soon omitted.

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Kindred Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,6181:54,7696,531
England5171:107,77211,228
Canada2241:164,48916,566
Australia1931:139,87415,066
Wales541:57,3065,200
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2211:110,29610,827
Scotland141:267,3738,913
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9141:54,9446,159

Kindred (165) may also be a first name.

Kindred Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

We have from Descriptive Nicknames. These names seem to have been originally nicknames, which became surnames at a comparatively recent date. The prefix kin is the genitive of kione, 'head', and this fact precludes their being simply appellations from a personal peculiarity, as kione-beg, ‘little head', and so we must suppose that Christian names were appended to the original forms, as Juan-y-Kin-Vig, 'John of Little Head', Steen-y-Kin-Raad, 'Stephen of Road End', where these titles refer to Juan’s and Steen's abodes, and that their sons would be Mac Kinvig and Mac Kinraad, the mac being soon omitted.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

From the Flemish, Kindt (?); from the Danish, Kinderin; a personal name.

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

Kindred Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kindred (Russian: Киндред) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Kindred.

How Common Is The Last Name Kindred? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kindred is the 64,871st most frequently used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 945,698 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Kindred are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 712,876th most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 165 people.

The last name Kindred is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 6,618 people, or 1 in 54,769. In The United States Kindred is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 7 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Kindred Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kindred has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 724 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kindred Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Kindred last name are 12.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 59.21% registered with the party.

The amount Kindred earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.78% less than the national average, earning $41,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.69% less than the national average, earning $44,871 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kindread935/
Kindried931/
Kindredd931/
Kinddred931/
Kndred920/
Kindret8687/
Kendred8632/
Kinderd867/
Kindrid867/
Kimdred861/
Kindreth805/
Kindert7153/
Kendrid7130/
Kendreth675/
Kindheart6316/
Cendret5735/
Kyndert571/
Kendrit570/
Cendrett532/
Cindrith531/
Cendreth531/
Quindroit50179/
Coendraet503/
Cendretth503/
Cindheart501/

Kindred Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kindred in the Russian language
Киндредkindred-

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