Researching Raymond Kendall
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6447 people with the Kendall surname? In that year Kendall was ranked number 634 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Raymond means "mighty protector" and is of English origin.
Records of Raymond Kendall on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Raymond Kendall and the Kendall Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 9294 people with the Kendall surname in the UK? Kendall is now ranked number 624 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Raymond Kendall
Raymond Kendall (musicologist)
Raymond Kendall (1910–1980) was an American musicologist and academic. After earning a Ph.D. in musicology from Cornell University in 1940, he became an assistant professor at Dartmouth College. He left that post in 1943 to work for the United States Armed Forces as a music coordinator and consultant. In fall of 1945, he joined the music faculty of the University of Michigan. He resigned from that position to assume the role of the Dean of the Music Department at the University of Southern California (USC). He continued in that post for 20 years. He also served as the President of the Music Teachers National Association during the late 1940s. After leaving USC, he served for many years as the President of the Performing Arts Council at the Los Angeles Music Center.
Source: Raymond Kendall (musicologist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kendall
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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