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) A surname. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Kander is the 93513th 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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 272. === Etymology 2 === From 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 A river in Switzerland, which flows into Lake Thun. ===== Related terms ===== Kandergrund Kandersteg === References ===