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    The surname Kenton

    An English place surname, carried by 1,529 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkɛn.tən/ 2 syllables Soundex K535 Also a first name

    Kenton: #18,198 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kenton #18,198, 1,529 people Kenton: #18,198 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kenton #18,198, 1,529 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kenton is more common than 88.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

    Kenton is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,529 people named Kenton in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,926 Americans. That is down 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,588.

    #18,198
    rank among US surnames
    1,529
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #16,625)

    Who is named Kenton

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

    70% of people named Kenton identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 8.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

    • White (not Hispanic) 70%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 8.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kentons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Stan Kenton
      American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979)

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kenton come from?
    From either the Old English personal name Cena or cyne- (“royal”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).
    How common is the surname Kenton?
    1,529 people in the United States had the surname Kenton in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,926 Americans. It ranked 18,198th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kenton?
    In the 2010 Census, 70% of people named Kenton identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Kenton?
    Stan Kenton, American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader (1911-1979).
    Where is the surname Kenton most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kenton in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Kenton?
    Kenton is /ˈkɛn.tən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Kenton?
    Kenton is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
    Is the surname Kenton getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,529 in 2010, down 3.7%.
    Is Kenton also a first name?
    Yes. Kenton 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.