Find out how popular the last name Kinnard is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Kinnard.

Kinnard, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Kinnard surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Kinnard in America

Kinnard is the 10772nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Kinnard surname appeared 2,961 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Kinnard.

We can also compare 2010 data for Kinnard to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Kinnard

The surname Kinnard is of Scottish origin, originating from the parish of Kinnaird in Perthshire, Scotland. The name derives from the Gaelic words 'ceann' meaning 'head' and 'ard' meaning 'high', suggesting it was likely a topographic name given to someone who lived near a high promontory or headland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which documented Scottish landowners who swore allegiance to King Edward I of England. The name appears as 'Kynard' in this record. The Kinnard family held lands in Perthshire and Angus, with their ancestral home being the estate of Inchture near Dundee.

In the 15th century, a notable member of the family was John Kinnard, who served as the Abbot of Arbroath from 1456 to 1459. Another early recorded person with this surname was Thomas Kinnard, born around 1520, who was a wealthy landowner in Angus.

The Kinnard surname can also be found in various Scottish historical records, such as the Exchequer Rolls of Scotland and the Register of the Great Seal of Scotland, which document land transactions and charters granted to members of the family.

During the 17th century, the Kinnards of Inchture were staunch Royalists and supported King Charles I during the English Civil War. One notable figure from this period was Sir George Kinnard (1619-1684), who was knighted for his loyalty to the crown and served as a Member of Parliament for Perthshire.

As the Kinnard family spread throughout Scotland and beyond, variations in the spelling of the surname emerged, such as Kinnaird, Kinnard, Kinnert, and Kinnert. Prominent individuals with this surname include Sir John Kinnard (1774-1830), a Scottish naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, and James Kinnard (1832-1917), a Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist who co-founded the Kinnard Furniture Company in New York City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Kinnard

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Kinnard.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Kinnard was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Kinnard has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Kinnard was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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