Kearney Surname
Approximately 56,669 people bear this surname
Kearney Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Soldier [Irish ceithearnach, ceatharnach (th as h] Cp. Carney.
Read More About This SurnameKearney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 28,124 | 1:12,888 | 1,600 |
| Ireland | 7,280 | 1:647 | 110 |
| England | 5,734 | 1:9,717 | 1,433 |
| Australia | 4,815 | 1:5,607 | 816 |
| Israel | 2,318 | 1:3,692 | 511 |
| Canada | 2,245 | 1:16,412 | 2,372 |
| Northern Ireland | 1,956 | 1:943 | 183 |
| Scotland | 966 | 1:5,542 | 916 |
| South Africa | 848 | 1:63,889 | 8,030 |
| New Zealand | 633 | 1:7,154 | 1,217 |
| Argentina | 361 | 1:118,403 | 10,010 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Wales | 273 | 1:11,335 | 1,260 |
| Thailand | 120 | 1:588,653 | 100,315 |
| Germany | 86 | 1:936,110 | 65,790 |
| Netherlands | 60 | 1:281,453 | 34,544 |
| Spain | 50 | 1:935,041 | 35,950 |
| Poland | 44 | 1:863,835 | 66,160 |
| France | 42 | 1:1,581,493 | 147,826 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Singapore | 26 | 1:211,835 | 10,313 |
| Sweden | 20 | 1:492,338 | 35,486 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Belgium | 16 | 1:718,540 | 60,840 |
| Slovakia | 15 | 1:355,763 | 48,124 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Isle of Man | 14 | 1:6,130 | 1,329 |
| Brazil | 13 | 1:16,467,256 | 295,032 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Panama | 10 | 1:391,226 | 8,067 |
| Jersey | 10 | 1:9,920 | 2,003 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Hong Kong | 8 | 1:916,935 | 4,774 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Italy | 8 | 1:7,644,586 | 115,463 |
| Austria | 7 | 1:1,216,491 | 80,919 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Bulgaria | 5 | 1:1,395,781 | 41,665 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 1:193,514 | 7,046 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 1:1,135,674 | 984 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5,750 | 1:770 | 124 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,033 | 1:23,597 | 3,293 |
| Scotland | 326 | 1:11,482 | 1,408 |
| Isle of Man | 16 | 1:3,392 | 374 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,155 | 1:9,742 | 1,248 |
Kearney (910) may also be a first name.
Kearney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Soldier [Irish ceithearnach, ceatharnach (th as h] Cp. Carney.
The anglicized form of two Irish surnames: Ó Catharnaigh, of Kilcoursey, now often Fox, q.v. Ó Cearnaigh is the name of two septs now called Kearney (or Carney in Connacht) viz. of the Uí Fiachrach and of the Dál gCais: the latter migrated to Cashel. IF 192; Map Mayo and Tip
(Irish) Grandson of Carney (victorious in battle).
User-submitted Reference
This surname has its origins in Northern Ireland. The Kearney name is said to originate from four clans in a time where Ireland had 200 or more Kings, meaning that one would stem from royalty. The name itself has the meaning 'warrior'. The Kearney family has its own crest.
- kearneyno1Kearney Demographics
Average Kearney Salary in
United States
$46,495 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kearney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kearney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kearney (Arabic: كرني) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kearney? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 9,936th most commonly occurring family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 128,598 people. The 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. It is also the 268,878th most numerous forename on earth, held by 910 people.
The last name Kearney 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 mostly found in: New York, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 8 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 89 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 13 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.
Kearney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kearney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 546 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 127 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 555 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 296 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,730 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kearney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kearney last name is chiefly Catholic (95%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Kearney surname are 0.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.32% being 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kearney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kearney in the Arabic language | ||
| كرني | krny | - |
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Kearney Reference & Research
The Kearneyes of Portglenone - A Family tree only dating back 4 generations.
Carney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Carney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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