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Kunder is a name that first reached England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Kunder family lived in Kinder, Derbyshire. The surname of Kinder was a local name which means of Kinder, a hamlet in the parish of Glossop, Derbyshire, near Chapel-en-le-Frith.
The surname Kunder was first found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Kinder, a small hamlet originally called Chendre before the taking of the Domesday Book census, a survey initiated by Duke William of Normandy in 1086 after his defeat of the English at Hastings in 1066. Kinder is a hamlet near the Kinder Scout, the highest and best known mountain in the Peak District of Derbyshire, and is often called 'The Peak'. At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book, 1 the hamlet of Kinder was "King's Land."
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kunder research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) covering the year 1597 is included under the topic Early Kunder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
It is only in the last few hundred years that the English language has been standardized. For that reason, Anglo-Norman surnames like Kunder are characterized by many spelling variations. Scribes and monks in the Middle Ages spelled names they sounded, so it is common to find several variations that refer to a single person. As the English language changed and incorporated elements of other European languages such as Norman French and Latin, even literate people regularly changed the spelling of their names. The variations of the name Kunder include Kinder, Kynder, Chinder, Chendre, Kender, Kyender and others.
Another 32 words (2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Kunder Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.