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Etymology of Chinder

What does the name Chinder mean?

Chinder is one of the thousands of new names that the Norman Conquest brought to England in 1066. The Chinder 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. 1

"Kinder may represent a Norse. personal name (cp. Dano-Norwegian kiender, ‘skilful man’)." 2

Early Origins of the Chinder family

The surname Chinder was first found in Derbyshire where they held a family seat at Kinder, a small hamlet originally called Chendre before the taking of the Domesday Book census. 3 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'. 4 At the time of the taking of the Domesday Book, 5 the hamlet of Kinder was "King's Land."

It is here that we find the first record of the family in early rolls. Philota de Kender was recorded in the Hundredorum Rolls of 1274 for Derybyshire. 6 Much later, Hugh Kynder was listed in London in 1419 and Margaret Kyndur was recorded in Cheshire in 1492. 7

Early History of the Chinder family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Chinder research. Another 161 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1576, 1581, 1597, 1703, 1752, 1800, 1819, 1852, 1855, 1863, 1868, 1903 and 1936 are included under the topic Early Chinder History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Chinder Spelling Variations

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Kinder, Kynder, Chinder, Chendre, Kender, Kyender and others.

Early Notables of the Chinder family

Phillip Kinder (born 1597), also Kynder, an English writer from Nottinghamshire. His "Booke," a collection of oberservations, letters and poems is preserved in the Bodleian Library. 8 John Kinder (1819-1903) was a London-born, New Zealand Anglican clergyman, teacher, artist and photographer. He emigrated to Auckland, New Zealand in July 1855 to become headmaster of the Church of England Grammar School...
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Chinder Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Migration of the Chinder family

Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Chinder or a variant listed above: Bastian Kender who settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1752; Anna Eva Kendar who settled in Charles Town [Charleston], South Carolina in 1763; Caspar and George Kinder settled in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1738.
  1. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  2. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  3. Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
  4. Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
  5. Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
  6. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  7. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  8. Lee, Sir Stanley, Dictionary of National Biography. London: The MacMillan Company 1909. Print

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