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Where Does The Last Name Kearney Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kearney (Arabic: كرني) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kearney? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 9,936^th most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 128,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 54 percent of Kearney live; 54 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kearney is also the 268,878^th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 910 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 28,124 people, or 1 in 12,888. In The United States it is primarily found in: New York, where 10 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and North Carolina, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 89 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 13 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Kearney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Kearney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kearney last name expanded 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 127 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 555 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 2,730 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kearney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kearney last name are 0.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kearney earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.7% less than the national average, earning 329,830 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 85.75% more than the national average, earning R 441,420 per year; in United States they earn 7.75% more than the national average, earning $46,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.81% more than the national average, earning $51,574 CAD per year.