Dictionary of Family Names

Origin of the Surname KENT.

KENT. From the county of Kent, in England. Camden derives this from canton, a corner, because England in this place stretches itself into a corner to the north-east. Cant, in Welsh, signifies round, circular, which is probably the true signification.

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