Kenton

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Kenton

Gender: Masculine
Language: English
Etymology:
Kenton is an English surname with several possibly etymologies.
1. It means‘s Kent’s Town, where Kent is an ancient Celtic word meaning “Border.”
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2. Kenton means “Bold Town” from “cene” (bold) and “ton” (town).
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3. Kenton means “King Town” from “cyne” (bold) and “ton” (town).

History:
Kenton is one of those names like Sherman, Ashley, Russell, or Harrison, that was a surname transferred for use as a first name.

Pronunciation: kent-on.

Diminutives:
English: Ken, Kent, Kenny.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.005 % named Kenton

Popularity of Kenton:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 946th most popular.
1950-1960: 678th most popular.
1960-1970: 638th most popular.
1970-1980: 863rd most popular.
1980-1990: 848th most popular.
1990: 914th most popular.
1991: 891st most popular.
1992: 953rd most popular.
1993: 958th most popular.
1994: 942nd most popular.
1995: 886th most popular.
1996: 955th most popular.
1997: 963rd most popular.
1998: N/A