Kent Name Meaning: Derives from the English name 'Kenton' which is linked with the meaning 'boarder town'. May have also stemmed from the Scandinavian name for Kenneth or from an old Celtic name which means 'costal district'.
A surname given to people from the area of Kent or in a costal or boarder district/settlement.
Discover how your Kent ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 150 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 148 |
| Channel Islands | 22 |
| Cheshire | 208 |
| Cornwall | 575 |
| Cumberland | 14 |
| Derbyshire | 255 |
| Devon | 210 |
| Dorset | 125 |
| Durham | 173 |
| Essex | 224 |
| Gloucestershire | 228 |
| Hampshire | 415 |
| Herefordshire | 25 |
| Hertfordshire | 163 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 8 |
| Kent | 199 |
| Lancashire | 631 |
| Leicestershire | 75 |
| Lincolnshire | 387 |
| London | 1,936 |
| Middlesex | 169 |
| Northumberland | 109 |
| Norfolk | 301 |
| Northamptonshire | 97 |
| Nottinghamshire | 104 |
| Oxfordshire | 53 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 78 |
| Suffolk | 413 |
| Somerset | 65 |
| Surrey | 272 |
| Sussex | 529 |
| Staffordshire | 708 |
| Warwickshire | 236 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 172 |
| Worcestershire | 72 |
| Yorkshire | 413 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 1 |
| Carmarthenshire | 1 |
| Denbighshire | 6 |
| Flintshire | 3 |
| Glamorgan | 66 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 7 |
| Monmouthshire | 27 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,807 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 297 |
| Labourer | 214 |
| Domestic Servant | 115 |
| General Servant | 103 |
| Laundress | 91 |
| Dress Maker | 83 |
| Servant | 62 |
| Annuitant | 60 |
| Carpenter | 60 |
| House Keeper | 55 |
| Farm Labourer | 44 |
| Gardener | 44 |
| Nurse | 37 |
| Silk Weaver | 37 |
| Tailor | 36 |
| Dressmaker | 35 |
| Butcher | 33 |
| General Servant Domestic | 33 |
| Grocer | 32 |
| Cook | 31 |
| Wife Of Above | 31 |
| Milliner | 29 |
| Farm Servant | 29 |
| Baker | 27 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Kent | 6,430 |
| Mary Kent | 5,780 |
| John Kent | 4,961 |
| Elizabeth Kent | 3,647 |
| George Kent | 3,398 |
| Thomas Kent | 3,034 |
| Sarah Kent | 2,882 |
| James Kent | 2,821 |
| Charles Kent | 2,322 |
| Henry Kent | 1,881 |
| Ann Kent | 1,833 |
| Jane Kent | 1,659 |
| Eliza Kent | 1,395 |
| Joseph Kent | 1,392 |
| Emma Kent | 1,367 |
| Ellen Kent | 1,263 |
| Frederick Kent | 1,234 |
| Alice Kent | 1,216 |
| Annie Kent | 1,191 |
| Edward Kent | 1,145 |
| Emily Kent | 1,139 |
| Arthur Kent | 1,108 |
| Alfred Kent | 1,103 |
| Robert Kent | 963 |
| Hannah Kent | 897 |