Given name & surname
Kenward
“of the brave or royal guard”
Kenward is a variant of Kennard. One English interpretation is “of the brave or royal guard.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kenward is a variant of Kennard. One English interpretation is “of the brave or royal guard.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Kenward is a variant of Kennard. An origin associated with Kennard is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1919. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Kenward through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 35
- 35 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1945
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 8 in 1945. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 366 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Kenward’s family of names
Kenward has a related form in Kennard.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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