Kendall Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Kendall Name Meaning: Habitational name from Kendal in cumbria.

This name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and first recorded in 1095 as 'Kircabikendala',the village with a church in the valley of the Kent river.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kendall Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kendall family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 961
Agricultural Labourer 62
Living On Own Means 56
Farmer 54
Dress Maker 51
Cotton Weaver 49
General Labourer 46
Coal Miner 44
Living On Her Own Means 37
Domestic Servant 36
Laundress 28
Labourer 25
Farm Servant 24
Farm Labourer 23
Blacksmith 22
Carpenter 20
General Servant 20
General Servant Domestic 20
Clerk 18
Tailor 17
Joiner 17
House Keeper 16
Tailoress 16
Errand Boy 15
General Domestic Servant 14

Kendall Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kendall 100% 43,388
2 Kendal 86% 7,330
3 Kendell 86% 3,584
4 Kendle 71% 3,025
5 Kindall 86% 1,711
6 Kindell 71% 938
7 Kendel 71% 299
8 Kandall 86% 147

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The surname Kendall is the most popular version of all its varients

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