The Welsh word Cynwrig meaning “greatest champion”, or The Anglo-Saxon word Cyneric meaning “family rule” are the presumed origins of the word. However the following website deals with it as a given name. I can’t find any reference as to whether it is Catholic or not. Most family names include people of various beliefs. I’m sorry I can’t help you regarding you specific question. The name, as a surname, is descriptive rather than having any religious significance. Similarly, MacDonald basically means, 'offspring of" ‘proud chief’, and that large clan includes many Catholics, many not. I hope someone else can give you the information you seek
I don’t know if Kendrick is a Catholic name, or not, but you can name a child whatever you want now, as long as it doesn’t have a particular reference to something unholy. In order to make sure your child has a patron saint, though, I’d pair Kendrick with a known saint’s name…Kendrick Mary, or Kendrick Mark, whatever the case.
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