as a Last Name
- 42,558
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Kent
Meaning & Origins
English: habitational name for someone from Kent, an ancient Celtic name. The surname is also frequent in Scotland and Ireland. In Irrerwick in East Lothian, English vassals were settled in the middle of the 12th century and in Meath in Ireland in the 13th century.
| 690th in the U.S. for 2011 |
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Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 42,558
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Idaho
- has the most people named Kent per capita
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