Kuykendall Surname

39,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,359 people bear this surname

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

Kuykendall Surname User-submission:

Originally with von at the beginning, it means 'from the view of the valley.' This name was created by early settlers to the US to replace the surname system applied in the previous country; where a son would be called Lursson if his father's first name was Lur, for example.

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Kuykendall Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States13,2911:27,2713,404
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Ecuador61:2,650,97426,148
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9831:51,0875,784

Kuykendall (16) may also be a first name.

Kuykendall Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Originally with von at the beginning, it means 'from the view of the valley.' This name was created by early settlers to the US to replace the surname system applied in the previous country; where a son would be called Lursson if his father's first name was Lur, for example. These early settlers arrived from the Netherlands, although they may have been immigrants in that country as well.

- kajl1u

A common surname among early Dutch immigrants to America. Derived from a place name, Kijk-n-t-dal, on the banks of the Rhine River valley. Hence the name, kijk, meaning-'view' in Old Dutch and dal, meaning 'valley'.

- raychik

Kuykendall Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kuykendall occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kuykendall? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kuykendall is the 39,290th most commonly occurring surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 545,516 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Kuykendall are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kuykendall is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently occurring given name on earth. It is borne by 16 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 13,291 people, or 1 in 27,271. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 24 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States Kuykendall occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Kuykendall Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kuykendall has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kuykendall last name grew 1,352 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kuykendall Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Kuykendall are 17.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.7% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kuykendall earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.54% less than the national average, earning $41,620 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.79% more than the national average, earning $50,573 CAD per year.

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Kuykendall Reference & Research

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