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Kent name meaning

First Name
69k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
44k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Kent mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Kent

User Submitted Origins

English
64%
German
17%
Japanese
6%
Indonesian
6%
Jewish
3%
Turkish
3%
Celtic
3%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A user from Nebraska, U.S. says the name Kent is of Japanese origin and means "Intelligent Man From the East".
  2. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Kent means "City" and is of Turkish origin.
  3. A submission from Kansas, U.S. says the name Kent means "Butterfly" and is of German origin.
  4. A user from the United Kingdom says the name Kent is of Celtic origin and means "Border".
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  1. A county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
  2. United States painter noted for his woodcuts (1882-1971)
    Synonyms: rockwell kent
Wiktionary

From Old English Cent, from Latin Cantium, from Brythonic *Cantio (compare Old Irish céite (“gathering, folkmoot, hillock”)).

  1. A maritime county in southeast England bordered by East Sussex, Surrey, Greater London, the North Sea and the English Channel.
  2. A river in Cumbria, England, which flows into Morecambe Bay at Arnside.
  3. A district municipality of British Columbia, Canada.
  4. A coastal fishing village in the Western Area Rural District, Sierra Leone.
  5. An unincorporated community in Elmore County, Alabama.
  6. An unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama.
  7. A former settlement in Colusa County, California.
  8. The former name of Kentfield, a CDP in Marin County, California.
  9. A town in Litchfield, Connecticut.
  10. An unincorporated community in Nassau County, Florida.
  11. An unincorporated community in Stephenson County, Illinois.
  12. An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Republican Township, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States.
  13. A former city and census-designated place in Union County, Iowa.
  14. A tiny city in Wilkin County, Minnesota.
  15. A town in Putnam County, New York.
  16. A city in Portage County, Ohio.
  17. An unincorporated community in Sherman County, Oregon.
  18. An unincorporated community in Culbertson County, Texas.
  19. A city in King County, Washington, United States; suburb of Seattle.
  20. A neighborhood in northwest Washington, D.C., United States.
  21. An unincorporated community in Marshall County, West Virginia.
  22. A surname​ derived from the place name.
  23. A male given name transferred from the surname, of mostly American usage; but never popular.

Kent was also found in the following language(s): Catalan, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish

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Notable Persons Named Kent

Notable Persons Named Kent

Kent Allard (print)

Kent Allard (print) is a comics character.

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Kent Bazemore

Kent Bazemore is a basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks, →Santa Cruz Warriors, Golden State Warriors, and Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association. He was most prominent from 2012 to present. Kent was born on July 1st, 1989 in Kelford, North Carolina.

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Kent Hovind

Kent Hovind is an evangelist, christian theme park operator, and evangelism.

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Kent Beck

Kent Beck is a scientist in the field of software engineering.

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Kent McCord

Kent McCord is an actor. His ongoing career started in 1964. Kent was given the name Kent Franklin McWhirter on September 26th, 1942 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

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Kent Haruf

Kent Haruf was a fiction novelist. Kent was born on February 24th, 1943 in Pueblo, Colorado. He breathed his last breath on November 30th, 2014.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Kent

Notable Persons With the Last Name Kent

Clark Kent

Clark Kent is a comics character.

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Muhtar Kent

Muhtar Kent is a chairman, ceo of the coca-cola company, chief executive officer, and chairmanandceoofthe coca-cola company. Muhtar was given the name Ahmet Muhtar Kent by his parent Necdet Kent in 1952 in New York City.

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Heather Dubrow

Her most notable accomplishments were from 1994 to present. Heather was given the name Heather Paige Kent on January 5th, 1969 in The Bronx, New York City, New York, U.S.

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Perturbator

Perturbator is a synthwave and 80's dark synth musician. He has been prominent since 2012. Perturbator was given the name James Kent .

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Bobby Kent

Bobby was born on May 12th, 1973 in Iran. They passed away on July 14th, 1993.

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Jonathan Kent

Jonathan Kent is a comics character.

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  • Joan of Kent
    Royalty
  • Jennifer Kent
    Actress
  • Ryan Kent
    Soccer Player
  • Stacey Kent
    Singing
  • Jeff Kent
    Baseball Player
  • Rockwell Kent
    Artist
  • William Kent
    Architect
  • Constance Kent
    Criminal
  • Jean Kent
    Actress
  • Samuel B. Kent
    Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • Carlton W. Kent
  • Bertha of Kent
  • Peter Kent
    Minister of the Environment
  • Barbara Kent
    Film Actress

Common last names for Kent

Common first names for Kent

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Kent U.S.
█  White 83.88% 64.26%
█  African American 10.41% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.81% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.67% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.94% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 2.29% 16.26%

Of Last Name Kent

People with the last name Kent are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Kent

  • What name lists does Kent rank for?
    #778Popular Surnames
    #102 Last Name First Names
    #6Boy Names Unique to the Plains
    #4Boy Names Unique to the Rockies
  • How Popular is the name Kent? Kent is the 846th most popular name of all time. As a last name Kent was the 778th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Kent have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 68,810 babies born with the first name Kent in the United States. That's more than enough people named Kent to occupy the territory of Bermuda (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 64,237 (as of May 20, 2010).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Kent? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1885 when it was given as a first name to 5 new born babies.
  • When was Kent first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Kent is Wednesday, August 14th, 1872.
  • What year had the most people named Kent born? The highest recorded use of the first name Kent was in 1962 with a total of 2,584 babies. That's a lot of babies named Kent!
  • Random Kent Factoid: According to the 1953 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Kent ranks 63rd in popularity as a baby boy's name in North Dakota. Imagine that, 26 babies in North Dakota have the same name in 1953.
  • Weird things about the name Kent: The name spelled backwards is Tnek. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ketn. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Kent? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 44,325 people with the last name Kent.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Kent? If you manage to meet 100,000 people in your life, chances are that 15 of them will have Kent as their last name.
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