Kenrick: Last Name and Heraldic Notes

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Kendrick surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon.

What Kenrick means

Seen on a gravestone or a census line, Kenrick usually leads back to Kendrick. The family name meaning is “Hero, or royal ruler”, the same as for Kendrick.

Kenrick is listed among the recognised spellings of Kendrick. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. The same family of names includes Kendricks. According to the 2010 US Census, the Kenrick surname had 344 bearers. It sits among the 100,000 most common last names in the country.

Want more than a summary? See the Kenrick family name pack.