Kind History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Kind

What does the name Kind mean?

The name Kind was brought to England in the wave of migration that followed the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Kind 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 Kind family

The surname Kind 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 Kind family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kind 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 Kind History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Kind Spelling Variations

Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Kind have been found, including Kinder, Kynder, Chinder, Chendre, Kender, Kyender and others.

Early Notables of the Kind 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 En...
Claude William Kinder, CMG (1852-1936) was an English engineer who was for over thirty years the Engineer-in-Chief of the Kaiping Tramway and Imperial Railways of North China. He was the third son of...

Kind migration to the United States +

For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Kind were among those contributors:

Kind Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Arthur Kind, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1646 9

Kind Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Nicholas Kind, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1748 9
Johan Geo Kind, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1749 9
Martin Kind, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1749 9
Michael Kind, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1753 9
David Kind, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1753 9
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Kind Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Henry Kind, who landed in New York in 1825 9
Mr. Carl Kind, aged 25, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Garonne"
Mr. Charles Kind, aged 25, German who arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1845 aboard the ship "Garonne"
Johann Kind, aged 20, who landed in New York, NY in 1875 9
John Edmund Kind, who arrived in New Jersey in 1876 9

Sources +

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Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
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Lewis, Samuel, A Topographical Dictionary of England. Institute of Historical Research, 1848, Print.
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
Lee, Sir Stanley, Dictionary of National Biography. London: The MacMillan Company 1909. Print
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)