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Kind Family History

Kind Surname Meaning

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German kint German Kind ‘child’ hence a nickname for someone with a childish or naive disposition or an epithet used to distinguish between a father and his son. In some cases it may be an American shortened form of any of various Jewish patronymic surnames ending in -kind. Compare Kindt Kint.

Dutch: cognate with 1 above mostly distinguishing two relatives also found in such forms as ’t Kind and compounds such as Jongkind.

English (mainly Leicestershire): nickname from Middle English kind (Old English gecynde) perhaps in the sense ‘legitimate’.

Norwegian: variant of Kinn.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Kind families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Kind family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Kind families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 109 Kind families living in Leicestershire. This was about 24% of all the recorded Kind's in United Kingdom. Leicestershire had the highest population of Kind families in 1891.
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What did your Kind ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Kind. 37% of Kind men worked as a General Labourer and 80% of Kind women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Kind were House Painter and Housewife.

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    37%
  • Coal Miner Hewer Hw
    28%
  • Fitters Labourer
    19%
  • House Painter
    19%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    80%
  • Incapacitated
    5%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    4%
  • Housewife
    3%

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What is the average Kind lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Kind life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1950, and highest in 1976. The average life expectancy for Kind in 1950 was 27, and 69 in 2004.

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