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UK surname

Kindell

A surname likely derived from the Middle English word "kindel" meaning offspring or child.

In the 1881 census there were 60 people recorded with the Kindell surname, ranking it #25,133 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 89, ranked #32,297, down from #25,133 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Pancras, St Dunstan Stepney and Tring. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Three Rivers, Aylesbury Vale and Dacorum.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Kindell is 120 in 1911. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 48.3%.

1881 census count

60

Ranked #25,133

Modern count

89

2016, ranked #32,297

Peak year

1911

120 bearers

Map years

5

1891 to 2006

Key insights

  • Kindell had 60 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #25,133 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 89 in 2016, ranked #32,297.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 120 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Kindell surname distribution map

The map shows where the Kindell surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Kindell surname density by area, 2006 modern.

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Timeline

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Kindell over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 47 #24,810
1861 historical 71 #24,765
1881 historical 60 #25,133
1891 historical 105 #23,241
1901 historical 108 #21,836
1911 historical 120 #20,447
1997 modern 105 #26,188
1998 modern 105 #26,822
1999 modern 99 #27,906
2000 modern 110 #26,248
2001 modern 101 #27,252
2002 modern 104 #27,303
2003 modern 99 #27,871
2004 modern 95 #28,746
2005 modern 93 #29,133
2006 modern 102 #27,926
2007 modern 93 #29,777
2008 modern 89 #30,713
2009 modern 89 #31,235
2010 modern 87 #31,990
2011 modern 96 #30,721
2012 modern 94 #31,258
2013 modern 94 #31,656
2014 modern 92 #32,132
2015 modern 91 #32,153
2016 modern 89 #32,297

Geography

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Where Kindells are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Pancras, St Dunstan Stepney, Tring, Harrow-on-the-Hill and St Mary Stratford-le-Bow. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Three Rivers, Aylesbury Vale, Dacorum and Wellingborough. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 St Pancras London (North Districts)
2 St Dunstan Stepney London (East Districts)
3 Tring Hertfordshire
4 Harrow-on-the-Hill Middlesex (Exclusive Of London Districts)
5 St Mary Stratford-le-Bow London (East Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Three Rivers 003 Three Rivers
2 Aylesbury Vale 021 Aylesbury Vale
3 Dacorum 002 Dacorum
4 Dacorum 022 Dacorum
5 Wellingborough 010 Wellingborough

Forenames

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First names often paired with Kindell

These lists show first names that appear often with the Kindell surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Kindell

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Kindell, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Kindell surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Kindell household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburban Asian Communities

Group

Settled Semi-Detached Asians

Within London, Kindell is most associated with areas classed as Settled Semi-Detached Asians, part of Suburban Asian Communities. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These residents share Supergroup characteristics of large (non-Chinese) Asian populations but those identifying as Bangladeshi are notably absent. Many residents were born in the UK, while other more recent migrants have African birthplaces. Semi-detached housing, much of it owner occupied, prevails in these suburban residential locations.

Wider London pattern

Many residents of these neighbourhoods are of (non-Chinese) Asian descent, with many identifying as Indian, Pakistani or Bangladeshi. Neighbourhoods are located across large areas of suburban west, north-east and south London. Detached, semi-detached and terraced houses are more prevalent than flats and socially rented housing is uncommon. Few residents live in communal establishments. Many families have dependent children, sometimes in overcrowded accommodation, and few households are ethnically mixed. Marriage rates are above the London average. The even age distribution, relative absence of individuals living alone and frequent incidence of households with children suggests that multi-generation households may be relatively common. Employment is often in skilled trades, elementary, sales and customer service occupations, and roles as process, plant, and machine operatives. Manufacturing and construction are well represented, along with employment in distribution, hotels, and restaurants. Many adults have only level 1, 2, or apprenticeship qualifications. English is not used at home by some residents. Religious affiliation is above average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Kindell is most concentrated in decile 4 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Kindell falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Kindell is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Kindell, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Kindell

The surname KINDELL is of English origin, emerging in the northern counties of England during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Old English words "cyne" meaning royal or noble, and "dell" meaning a valley, suggesting that the original bearers of this name may have resided in a valley belonging to a nobleman or royal estate.

One of the earliest known records of the KINDELL surname can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Yorkshire, dated around 1230, where a certain William Kyndall is mentioned as a landholder. This suggests that the spelling variations of the name, such as Kyndall, Kyndell, and Kindell, were already in use by the 13th century.

The KINDELL surname is also believed to have connections with the place name Kindall, a small village in the East Riding of Yorkshire. This village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086 as "Chindehelle," which further supports the theory that the surname originated from a geographic location.

Notable individuals bearing the KINDELL surname throughout history include:

1. Richard Kindell (c. 1520 - 1598), an English clergyman and author who served as the Dean of Windsor from 1576 until his death.

2. John Kindell (1615 - 1674), a prominent merchant and landowner in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, one of the earliest settlers of the town of Woburn.

3. Mary Kindell (1684 - 1731), an English writer and poet, known for her work "The Feminine Worthies," published in 1723.

4. William Kindell (1755 - 1825), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Wars, rising to the rank of Rear Admiral.

5. George Kindell (1804 - 1876), a British architect and civil engineer, best known for his work on the construction of several railways and viaducts in northern England during the 19th century.

While the KINDELL surname has its roots in medieval England, it eventually spread to other parts of the British Isles and beyond, as English settlers and emigrants carried the name to various corners of the world.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Kindell families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Kindell surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 38 Kindells recorded in 1881 and an index of 6.49x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 38 6.49x
Surrey 9 3.16x
Hertfordshire 8 19.84x
Oxfordshire 2 5.53x
Kent 1 0.50x
Lancashire 1 0.14x
Sussex 1 1.01x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Bow London in Middlesex leads with 9 Kindells recorded in 1881 and an index of 120.81x.

Place Total Index
Bow London 9 120.81x
Harrow 8 898.88x
St Luke London 8 85.20x
Tring 8 740.74x
Clerkenwell London 6 43.45x
Lambeth 6 11.76x
St Pancras London 5 10.62x
Croydon 2 12.63x
Henley On Thames 2 270.27x
Bisley 1 769.23x
Deptford St Paul 1 6.49x
Farnworth 1 24.04x
Hastings St Mary 1 40.65x
Islington London 1 1.76x
Paddington London 1 4.65x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Kindell surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Ellen 6
Sarah 6
Kate 3
Mary 3
Annie 2
Elizabeth 2
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Catherine 1
Charlotte 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Elizebh. 1
Emily 1
Emma 1
Fanny 1
Matilda 1
Rose 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Kindell surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Charles 3
William 3
Arthur 2
Ernest 2
John 2
Thomas 2
Albert 1
Edward 1
Edwin 1
Francis 1
Fred 1
George 1
James 1
Philip 1
Wm. 1

Top occupations

Occupational titles are kept as recorded and later transcribed, so related jobs, spelling variants and mistakes stay separate. Scholar was the census term for a child in education. That means the other rows often tell you more about adult work in Kindell households.

FAQ

Kindell surname: questions and answers

How common was the Kindell surname in 1881?

In 1881, 60 people were recorded with the Kindell surname. That placed it at #25,133 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Kindell surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 89 in 2016. That gives Kindell a modern rank of #32,297.

What does the Kindell surname mean?

A surname likely derived from the Middle English word "kindel" meaning offspring or child.

What does the Kindell map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Kindell bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.