Kander

English

Etymology 1

• As a Jewish surname, variant of Kanter.
• As a German surname, from Kandern in Germany, which shares the same origin as Etymology 2 below.
• As a Polish surname, variant of the German names Konder, Gunter.

Proper noun

Kander (plural Kanders)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kander is the 93513^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 196 individuals. Kander is most common among White (96.94%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kander”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 272.

Etymology 2

Alemannic German Kander, a name said to be of pre-Roman/Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *kandera (“bright, brilliant”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kand-, see also Ancient Greek κάνδαρος (kándaros).

Proper noun

Kander

1. A river in Switzerland, which flows into Lake Thun.

Related terms

• Kandergrund
• Kandersteg