Kenn Surname

319,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Greenland

Kenn Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'le ken,' from N.F. ken; Old French chien, a dog, whence kennel, a place for dogs; v. Kennet. Both (1) and (a) represent another instance of a name that seems to be nearly defunct.

Walter le Ken, Oxfordshire, 1273.

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Kenn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3301:1,098,36079,589
Germany2271:354,65034,247
Vietnam1951:475,1081,419
England611:913,41146,955
Papua New Guinea541:150,99520,848
Canada431:856,87466,382
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Australia371:729,61448,196
Austria321:266,10730,958
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Nigeria171:10,420,162203,261
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
Togo91:805,3086,372
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
India51:153,413,076951,030
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greenland11:56,3791,133
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland621:60,3743,814
England511:477,94826,685
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:432,92031,560

The alternate forms: Keññ (1) are calculated separately.

Kenn (18,883) may also be a first name.

Kenn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'le ken,' from N.F. ken; Old French chien, a dog, whence kennel, a place for dogs; v. Kennet. Both (1) and (a) represent another instance of a name that seems to be nearly defunct.

Walter le Ken, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Eborard le Ken, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas le Chene, Norfolk, ibid.

Geoffrey le Ken. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

Reginald le Chien, Close Rolls, 24 Edward I.

(a) Local, 'of Kenn,' a parish in Somerset, ten miles from Axbridge.

John de Ken, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Walter de Ken, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1670-1. John Kenn and Mary Bland: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1753. Married — Richard Kenn and Rachael Jackson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) a nickname from the Dog [Old Norse French ken, chen (French chien), Latin can-is, a dog] Walter le Ken.—Hundred Rolls The present-day Norman form of the name is Le Quen.

(Celtic) belonging to Kenn (Devon, Soms.), named from the River Kenn [v. under Kendal] The Somersetshire Kenn was Ken in the 14th century.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Parishes in cos. Devon and Somerset.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Somerset John and Richard de Ken in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kenn Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kenn Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kenn (Hindi: केंन, Russian: Кенн) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Keññ. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenn? popularity and diffusion

It is the 319,593rd most common last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,228,672 people. The surname Kenn occurs mostly in Europe, where 34 percent of Kenn are found; 28 percent are found in North America and 28 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kenn is also the 39,476th most frequently used first name in the world. It is borne by 18,883 people.

The surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 1,098,360. In The United States Kenn is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent reside, New York, where 11 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Besides The United States Kenn occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Vietnam, where 17 percent reside.

Kenn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kenn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenn last name grew 284 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it grew 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kenn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kenn surname are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.86% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kenn earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning $48,892 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.66% more than the national average, earning $53,491 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenne8966,482/
Kuenn89248/
Koenn89238/
Kennh892/
Keenn892/
Kenng891/
Ken8656,942/
Knn866/
Keññ831/
Keenne803/
Kennne802/
Kaennh801/
Kenngh801/
Keen7547,608/
Kien7523,015/
Koen7517,722/
Kaen759,208/
Kuen753,431/
Kinn752,254/
Kehn751,562/
Keun75451/
Könn75168/
Künn7516/
Cenn7513/
Kåen759/
Kõnn758/
Kynn753/
Khnn753/
Hken752/
Knnd752/
Qenn752/
Kken752/
Gken752/
Kqen751/
Ȗken751/
Knne751/
Knnk751/
Kenngne7311/
Kennova738/
Keennth733/
Kemngne733/
Hkengne731/
Kuehn6713,932/
Koehn6713,629/
Kinne676,033/
Kiehn672,983/
Kn671,863/
Kaehn67285/
Chenn67156/
Keuhn67125/
Könne6744/
Køien6741/
Kuinn6725/
Kynnø6717/
Quenn6716/
Kinnå6711/
Kentø6710/
Gkeng679/
Keend676/
Caenn674/
Kynne673/
Kenkh673/
Kyhnn672/
Kcehn672/
Kengk672/
Kyonn671/
Kionn671/
Qienn671/
Hkien671/
Gkynn671/
Kinnd671/
Hkoen671/
Kencg671/
Kenñe671/
Køehn671/
Gkien671/
Cuenn671/
Gcenn671/
Kendd671/
Kehng671/
Ckeun670/

Kenn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenn in the Hindi language
केंनkenna-
Kenn in the Russian language
Кеннkenn-

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