The name Kendall comes from a surname which can be of two different origins:
1. It can be derived from an English place name meaning "valley of the River Kent".
2. It can be derived from the Welsh name Cynddelw which is of unknown meaning (it could be derived from the Old Celtic words meaning "high image").
Famous bearers
Bearers include Kendall McComas (1916 - 1981), an American male actor;
Kendall Pinder (born 1956), an American male basketball player;
Kendall Gill (born 1968), an American male basketball player, boxer, and sports analyst;
Kendall Beck (born 1981), an American female artistic gymnast.
