Overview
people
Sample Size
5,723
Gender Distribution
Male:
98%
Female:
2%
Origin and Meaning
Origin
Old English
Meaning
Kent is an English locational surname from the county of Kent in southeastern England. It is derived from the Old English personal name Cent, which means 'coastal district.' Kent has been used as a given name since the 19th century, and it was particularly popular in the 1950s and 1960s.
Geographic Distribution
This name appears in the following countries, sorted by popularity:
US
1,925 samples
99%
MY
458 samples
97%
CA
177 samples
99%
DK
164 samples
99%
FR
155 samples
97%
PH
135 samples
96%
GB
133 samples
94%
CN
127 samples
97%
TW
123 samples
99%
NO
116 samples
97%
SG
107 samples
100%
JP
101 samples
98%
HK
97 samples
99%
RU
76 samples
100%
AU
74 samples
100%
NG
71 samples
96%
ID
58 samples
95%
VN
58 samples
95%
TR
41 samples
90%
ZA
41 samples
93%
+ 27 more countries
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