How common is the surname Kennard?

5,592 people in the United States had the surname Kennard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,212 Americans. It ranked 6,126th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kennard?

Luke Kennard, American basketball player (born 1996), followed by Olga Kennard.

Where is the surname Kennard most common?

Wikidata records people named Kennard in the United States and Hungary.

Is the surname Kennard getting more or less common?

More common. 4,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,592 in 2010, up 20%.

Is Kennard also a first name?

Yes. Kennard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kennard

A surname, carried by 5,592 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K563 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kennard is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

An English surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,592 people named Kennard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,212 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,666.

#6,126

rank among US surnames

5,592

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+19.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,674)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,117	Lowrey	5,607	55,064
#6,118	Dutcher	5,605	55,084
#6,119	Sikora	5,604	55,094
#6,121	Marlin	5,602	55,113
#6,122	Christmas	5,599	55,143
#6,123	Fernando	5,596	55,173
#6,124	Coelho	5,593	55,202

Who is named Kennard

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

73% of people named Kennard identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kennards

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Luke Kennard
American basketball player (born 1996)
Olga Kennard
British crystallographer (1924-2023)

Notable Kennards come mostly from the United States (1) and Hungary (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kennard

Kennard has the Soundex code K563, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K563.

Questions

How common is the surname Kennard?: 5,592 people in the United States had the surname Kennard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,212 Americans. It ranked 6,126th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kennard?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Kennard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kennard?: Luke Kennard, American basketball player (born 1996), followed by Olga Kennard.
Where is the surname Kennard most common?: Wikidata records people named Kennard in the United States and Hungary.
Is the surname Kennard getting more or less common?: More common. 4,666 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,592 in 2010, up 20%.
Is Kennard also a first name?: Yes. Kennard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.