Kinnaird Surname
Approximately 4,375 people bear this surname
Kinnaird Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kenward,' a Domesday personal name.
'Keneward, a freeman of King Edward, held Duntesborne,' Domesday: v. Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.
Ralph Keneward, Kent, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameKinnaird Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,858 | 1:195,080 | 19,256 |
| Scotland | 756 | 1:7,082 | 1,090 |
| England | 645 | 1:86,385 | 9,447 |
| Canada | 360 | 1:102,349 | 11,090 |
| Australia | 309 | 1:87,365 | 10,087 |
| New Zealand | 195 | 1:23,222 | 4,072 |
| Northern Ireland | 141 | 1:13,085 | 1,887 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Ireland | 5 | 1:941,788 | 16,185 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 63 | 1:70,315 | 5,170 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 449 | 1:8,337 | 1,126 |
| England | 74 | 1:329,397 | 21,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 185 | 1:271,452 | 22,076 |
Kinnaird (35) may also be a first name.
Kinnaird Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kenward,' a Domesday personal name.
'Keneward, a freeman of King Edward, held Duntesborne,' Domesday: v. Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.
Ralph Keneward, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ricardus fil. Kenardi, Fines Roll, 10 Edward I.
1751. Married — David Kennard and Jesse Cummins: St. George, Hanover Square.
1809. — Richard Kennard and Frances Hamlin: St. George, Hanover Square.
1838. Baptised — Mary Jane, d. George Kenward: Canterbury Cath.
From the barony of the same name in Perthshire. The first of the name in record is Radulphus Ruffus, who received a charter of the lands from William the Lion, c 1180 (Macfarlane, I, p. 52). Between 1204 and 1214 there is record of a royal confirmation of a grant by Richard of Kinnard, grandson of Radulf "Ruffus" (Laing, 3). Rauf de Kynnard swore fealty to Edward I at Kincardine in 1296. The seal attached to his homage bears a shield charged with a saltire, cantoned with four crosses, S' Radulf de Kynard (Bain, II, p. 184,214). Richard de Kyiinard of the county of Fyfe also rendered nomage in the same year (ibid., p. 214). Reginald de Kynnaid was one of the witnesses to a charter by John de Wardroperisthon, c. 1330 (SCM., V, p. 10). William de Kynard was burgess of Perth in 1428 (RMS., II, 109), another William de Kynnarde was a notary of St. Andrews diocese in 1430 (Irvine, I, p. 24), Thomas de Kynnarde, a charter witness in 1431 (HP., II, p. 169), Andrew de Kynharde, a charter witness in Dundee in 1435 (ibid., II, p. 177), Alan de Kynnarde granted a charter of the lands of Hill, 1449 (RMS., II,), and William Kynnard of that Ilk is mentioned in 1546 (SCM., IV, p. 217). Erche (i.e. Archie=Archibald) Kinjerd was a tenant of the Abbey of Kelso in 1567 (Kelso, p. 524). Kynnaird 1618, Kynnerd 1591, Keneris (pl.) 1603. Other forms are Kinard (1643), Kynarde, Kynnart.
(Celtic) 1 Dweller at the High Head or Hill [Gaelic cinn (ceann), head + ard, high] 2 Leader, Chief [Gaelic cinnard, ceannard] (English) the A.-Sax, Cyneh(e)ard = Royally Brave [Old English cyne-, royal + h(e)ard, hard, brave]
The same as Kenward, which is usually so pronounced.
Radulphus, surnamed Rufus, had a charter from King William the Lion, of the barony of Kinnaird in Perthshire, from whence the family assumed their surname. Hence Lord Kinnaird.
(Gaelic.) From Ceannard, a chief, a chieftain, a leader, a commander—in—chief, from Ceann, head, chief, and Ard, high, lofty.
Kinnaird Demographics
Average Male Kinnaird Height
178.4 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kinnaird Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kinnaird Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kinnaird is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kinnaird click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kinnaird? popularity and diffusion
It is the 106,788th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,665,725 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 51 percent of Kinnaird live; 51 percent live in North America and 51 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 35 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,858 people, or 1 in 195,080. In The United States Kinnaird is most numerous in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Tennessee, where 7 percent are found and Indiana, where 7 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 30 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 17 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.
Kinnaird Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kinnaird has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it expanded 872 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kinnaird Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (78%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kinnaird surname are 22.84% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 69.61% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Kinnaird earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $43,920 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $49,226 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kkinnaird | 94 | 1 | / |
| Kinnard | 93 | 3,873 | / |
| Kinnird | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kennaird | 88 | 139 | / |
| Kinneard | 88 | 29 | / |
| Kinngard | 88 | 12 | / |
| Kinneird | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kinnayrd | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kinnarrd | 88 | 0 | / |
| Kinnuird | 88 | 0 | / |
| Knaird | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kennard | 80 | 11,244 | / |
| Kinnart | 80 | 144 | / |
| Cinnard | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kinnerd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kinnred | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knard | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kinnaert | 75 | 99 | / |
| Kinnerød | 75 | 30 | / |
| Kenneard | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinnartz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinnarth | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kinneurd | 75 | 1 | / |
| Quinnard | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kennardz | 75 | 0 | / |
| Keunnard | 75 | 0 | / |
| Kinred | 71 | 74 | / |
| Knardt | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kinnert | 67 | 85 | / |
| Kennerd | 67 | 27 | / |
| Cennard | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennart | 67 | 1 | / |
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Kinnaird Reference & Research
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