Explore the Family Name Kennel

The meaning of Kennel

1. South German: topographic name for a person living near a water channel, from a dialect variant such as Chännel, Känel. This surname is most common in France (Alsace and Lorraine). 2. English (mainly Huntingdonshire): variant of Kennell. This surname is rare in Britain.

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How common is the last name Kennel in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kennel saw a slight decline in its rank from 2000 to 2010, moving from 25,673 to 26,110, marking a change of -1.7 percent. Despite this dip in rank, the count of individuals with the surname Kennel actually increased during this time period from 902 to 938, showing a growth of approximately 3.99 percent. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was actually a decrease in popularity of about -3.03 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,673	#26,110	-1.7%
Count	902	938	3.99%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.32	-3.03%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kennel

Turning to ethnic identity, the Census data indicates that the vast majority of individuals with the surname Kennel identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although this percentage did see a slight decrease over the decade from 88.91 to 85.50 percent. There were no individuals with this surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic (58.06 percent increase), Black (20.16 percent increase), and those identifying with two or more races (34.23 percent increase). All this data is based on the Decennial U.S. Census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.91%	85.5%	-3.84%
Black	7.54%	9.06%	20.16%
Hispanic	1.55%	2.45%	58.06%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.49%	34.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%