The origin of the name Kent is Berkshire England, where the family settled in ancient times

The Kent family is descended from ancient Anglo-Saxon tribes. This surname derives from the fact that they lived in the county of Kent.
In ancient times the people who moved from one location to another were known by the name of the locality of origin, and people migrated to different country or county, were known by the name of the region of the country.


Some variations of this surname are: Kent, Kents, Kentish et al.