Kentish

Kentish Meaning & Origin

About Kentish
The surname Kentish is of English origin and is derived from the region of Kent in southeastern England. It is an ethnic name for someone from Kent or someone who has connections to the county. The name Kentish is derived from the Old English word "Cantware," which means "people of Kent." It is a locational surname that signifies a person's geographic origin or association with the region of Kent.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Kentish is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Kentish: 205
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 90113
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kentish based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Kentish is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KNTX
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K053020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K EH1 N T IH0 SH
🌐 IPA
/kentish*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KNTX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K532

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kentish in Braille

Here's how to represent Kentish in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Kentish in braille

How to sign the name Kentish using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Kentish using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Kentish in sign language

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