The surname Kendall or Kendal (also spelt Kendell, Kendoll, Kendel, Kendle, Kindell, Kindel, or Kindle) has two widely accepted origins. The first is from the market town of Kendal in Cumbria. The earliest recorded form of this town's name is in 1095 as Kircabikendala, literally "Church by Kent dale". The second is as an anglicization of Middle Welsh Kyndelw (modern Welsh Cynddelw), a given name, as in Cynddelw Brydydd Mawr (Kyndelw Brydyt Maur).
The name Kendall may refer to:
Alan Kendall (born 1944), English musician and lead guitarist for the Bee GeesAmos Kendall (1789–1869), American politician and U.S. postmaster general under Andrew Jackson and Martin Van BurenArnold Kendall (1925–2003), English footballerArthur Samuel Kendall (1861–1944), Canadian physicianBarbara Kendall (1967–present), New Zealand boardsailorBill Kendall (1910–1996), Canadian hockey playerBrian Kendall (boxer) (1948–1998), New Zealand boxerBridget Kendall (1956–present), English radio correspondentBridget Renee Kendall, American children's authorBruce Biers Kendall (1919–present), American politicianBruce Kendall (1964–present), New Zealand olympianCarl Kendall, Canadian hockey playerCarol Kendall (1917–present), American children's authorCate Kendall, pen name used by Australian novelists Michelle Hammer and Lisa BlundellCharles West Kendall (1828–1914), American politician and entrepreneurCharlie Kendall (born 1935), American football playerCy Kendall (1898–1953), American actorDave Kendall, British-American journalistDavid E. Kendall (1944–present), American attorney who represented Bill Clinton in the Lewinsky scandal and impeachmentDavid George Kendall (1918–2007), English statisticianDavid Kendall (1957–present), American television directorDonald M. Kendall (1921–present), American businessman and former CEO of PepsiEdward Calvin Kendall (1886–1972), American chemistEdward H. Kendall (1842–1901), American architectEdward "Ned" Kendall (1808–1861) American bandleader and musician (bugle)Edward Nicholas Kendall (1800–1845), English hydrographerElton Joe Kendall (1954–present), American judgeElva R. Kendall (1893–1968), U.S. representativeEzra Kendall (1861–1910), American actor-comedian, humorist, playwright and authorEzra Otis Kendall (1818–1899), American professor, astronomer and mathematicianFrank Kendall III (1949–present), American attorneyFred Kendall (1949–present), American baseball playerGary Kendall, Canadian musician and lead bassist for the Downchild Blues Band.George H. Kendall (c. 1854–1924), president of the New York Bank Note CompanyGeorge Kennedy (born "George Kendall"; 1881–1921), Canadian sports promoter and owner of the Montreal CanadiensGraham Kendall (1961–present), English academic and professor of computer science at the University of NottinghamHenry Ernest Kendall (1864–1949), lieutenant governor of Nova ScotiaHenry George Kendall (1874–1965), English sea captainHenry Kendall (actor) (1897–1962), English actorHenry Kendall (ornithologist) (1849–1934), English-Australian ornithologistHenry Kendall (poet) (1839–1882), an Australian poet.Henry Way Kendall (1926–1999), American particle physicist and Nobel LaureateHolliday Bickerstaffe Kendall (1844–1919), an English Primitive Methodist ministerHoward Kendall (1946–2015), English footballerJames Kendall (chemist) (1889–1978), English chemistJames Kendall (politician) (1647–1708), English soldier, Member of Parliament and Governor of BarbadosJason Kendall (1974–present), American baseball playerJo Kendall, English actress active 1962–2007Joe Kendall (1909–present), American football playerJohn D. Kendall, American educator and promoter of the Suzuki methodJohn W. Kendall (1934–1992), U.S. representativeJonas Kendall (1757–1844), U.S. representativeJoseph G. Kendall (1788–1847), U.S. representativeJoseph M. Kendall (1863–1933), U.S. representativeKate Kendall (1973), Australian actressKay Kendall (1926–1959), American actressKen Kendall (1884–?), Australian footballerKenneth Kendall (1924–2012) British radio and television broadcasterKerri Kendall (born 1970), American model and actressKing Kendall, American vocalist and videogame designerLarcum Kendall (1719–1790), British watchmakerLevon Kendall (born 1984), Canadian basketballerLiz Kendall (born 1971), British Member of Parliament (MP)Luke Kendall (1981), Australian professional basketball playerMalcolm Kendall-Smith (born 1968 or 1969), former medical officer in the British Royal Air Force, born in Australia, raised in New Zealand, has dual British-New Zealand citizenshipMaria Kendall, fictional character on the BBC television series Holby City, portrayed by actress Phoebe ThomasMarie Kendall (1873–1964), British music hall comedian and actressMark Kendall (footballer, born 1958) (1958–2008), Welsh footballerMark Kendall (footballer, born 1961) (born 1961), English former professional footballerMark Kendall (guitarist) (born 1957), American guitaristMaurice Kendall (1907–1983), English statisticianMay Kendall (born Emma Goldworth Kendall) (1861–1943), English poet, novelist, and satiristMegyn Kelly (formerly "Megyn Kendall") (born 1970), is a journalist, former attorney, and news pundit and political commentatorNathan E. Kendall (1868–1936), American politicianNicholas Kendall (Conservative politician) (1800–1878), MP for East CornwallNicholas Kendall (priest) (died 1739/40), Bishop of Crediton and Bishop of PlymouthNicholas Kendall (Royalist) (1577–1643), MP for LostwithielPaul Kendall (born 1954), British audio engineerPaul Murray Kendall (1911–1973), American academic and historianPaul Wilkins Kendall (1898–1983) American army commanderPercy Fry Kendall (1856–1936), English geologistPete Kendall (born 1973) former American football guardPeter Kendall (born 1938), former English cricketerRaymond Kendall (born 1933), British law enforcement officerRichard Kendall Brooke (1930–1996), South African ornithologistRobert Kendall (disambiguation), multiple peopleRoy Kendall (1899–1972), English-born Australian politician and intelligence agentR. T. Kendall (born 1935), English Christian writer, speaker, and teacherRyan Kendall (born 1989), English footballerSamuel Austin Kendall (1859–1933), American politicianSarah Kendall Australian comedian who moved to the UK in 2000Skip Kendall (born 1964), American professional golferSuzy Kendall (born Frieda Harrison, 1944), British actressTed Kendall, British musical restorer and a mastering engineerThomas Kendall (1778–1832), New Zealand lapsed missionary, recorder of the Māori language, schoolmaster, arms dealer, and Pākehā Māori.Tim Kendall (born 1970), English poet and literary magazine founder, editor and criticToggie Kendall (1878–1915), rugby union player and captainTom Kendall (1851–Hobart), English-born Australian cricketerTommy Kendall (born 1966), American race car driver and television broadcasterTony Kendall (disambiguation), multiple peopleVirginia Mary Kendall, born 1962, American federal judgeWilliam Denis Kendall (1903–1995), British Member of ParliamentWilliam Kendall (disambiguation), multiple peopleWillmoore Kendall (1909–1967), American conservative writer and professor of political philosophyThe name Kendal may refer to:
Felicity Kendal (born 1946), English television actressGeoffrey Kendal (1910–1988), English actor and theater manager; father of Felicity KendalJennifer Kendal (1933–1984), British actress; sister of Felicity KendalJohn Kendal (c. 1400 – 1485)Madge Kendal (1848–1935), English actressNorman KendalWilliam Hunter Kendal (1843–1917), English actorThe name Kendell may refer to:
Don KendellEbenezer KendellJulia KendellKate KendellRobert Evan KendellWilliam KendellThe name Kendle may refer to:
Charles KendleWilliam KendleThe name Kindell may refer to:
Billy Zoom (born "Tyson Kindell")The name Kindel may refer to:
George John KindelSteve KindelThe name Kindle may refer to:
Sergio Kindle