Kendall meaning | Last name Kendall origin

Following is the meaning of Kendall surname. Family name Kendall is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kendall
No. of characters: 7
Origin: England
Meaning: Derived from the town of Kendal, in Westmoreland, England, and was so calle from the river Ken, on which is is situated, and dale; the dale on the river Ken

Kendall is used as a family name or surname in England languages. Kendall has 7 characters long in length.

Kendall is common in England country(ies).

Kendall is ranked 8552 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kendall bearers increased by 5.707221 per cent in 2010 US census to 31209 since 2000, the surname slipped by 44 spots and ranked at 1126. The last name was found in around 106 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.73 87.55
Black 8.9 8.69
Hispanic or Latino 2.03 1.42
Others 1.99 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.81 0.54
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.54 0.5

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kendall

How popular is Kendall?

Kendall is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Guyana is ahead in terms of density. Around 63154 people have been found who wears Kendall as their family name. Kendall is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
4,296 China10
701,083 India8
607,991 Indonesia5
46,030 Philippines4
18,646 Thailand4
1,171 Grenada4
24,547 Saudi Arabia3
722 Saint Lucia3
16,136 Kenya3
25,074 Greece3
1,985 Cambodia3
14,193 Egypt3
1,834 Malta2
5,298 Botswana2
4,231 Jamaica2
35,969 Denmark2
34,572 Israel2
10,284 Kuwait2
883 Macau2
4,164 Vietnam2
4,104 South Korea2
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Immigrants to US

Jacob Kendall worked as immigrant and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 37 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Ward Chipman and arrived on June 5, 1849. Immigrant Sarah Kendall, Georgew. Kendall (39) Editor, William Kendall (30) Workman, Farmer Mary Kendall, Sarah Kendall, 38 years old J.E. Kendall, Lit. Kendall, aged 35, 41 years old My. Kendall, and 4 other Kendall migrated to US from London, Liverpool and Bremen & Southampton.

Celebrities having Kendall surname

Henry Kendall Film actor
Warren Kendall Agee Author
Edward Augustus Kendall Writer
Bruce B. Kendall Politician
Nathan E. Kendall American Politician
Benjamin Kendall Emerson Geologist
Amos Kendall American Politician
Anjie Kendall Author
Kenneth Kendall Broadcaster
Valeri Kendall Alex Van Halen's ex-wife
  • In 2020, Carl Kendall characterized the role of David Maeson in action flick Unit Eleven.
  • Mark Kendall played vital role of Professor Barkley in 2019 comedy flick Sexual Animals.
  • Chris Kendall portrayed significant character of Nemesis in 2013 adventure, comedy movie Ashens and the Quest for the Gamechild.
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