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Etymology of Kinds

What does the name Kinds mean?

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

The surname Kinds 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 Kinds family

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

Kinds 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 Kinds have been found, including Kinder, Kynder, Chinder, Chendre, Kender, Kyender and others.

Early Notables of the Kinds 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...
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Migration of the Kinds family

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 Kinds were among those contributors: 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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