Kenn Surname
Approximately 1,170 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKenn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 330 | 1:1,098,360 | 79,589 |
| Germany | 227 | 1:354,650 | 34,247 |
| Vietnam | 195 | 1:475,108 | 1,419 |
| England | 61 | 1:913,411 | 46,955 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| Canada | 43 | 1:856,874 | 66,382 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:144,698 | 8,671 |
| Australia | 37 | 1:729,614 | 48,196 |
| Austria | 32 | 1:266,107 | 30,958 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Nigeria | 17 | 1:10,420,162 | 203,261 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Kenya | 12 | 1:3,848,325 | 40,366 |
| Poland | 11 | 1:3,455,341 | 126,214 |
| Togo | 9 | 1:805,308 | 6,372 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Greenland | 1 | 1:56,379 | 1,133 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 62 | 1:60,374 | 3,814 |
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 116 | 1:432,920 | 31,560 |
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.
(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.
Parishes in cos. Devon and Somerset.
A location name in Somerset John and Richard de Ken in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John
Kenn Demographics
Average Kenn Salary in
United States
$48,892 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
View the highest/lowest earning families in The United States
Kenn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenn Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kenn (Hindi: केंन, Russian: Кенн) occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as: Keññ. Click here for other potential spellings of Kenn.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenn? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 319,593rd most frequently held last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 6,228,672 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 34 percent of Kenn live; 28 percent live in North America and 28 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kenn is also the 39,476th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 18,883 people.
It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 330 people, or 1 in 1,098,360. In The United States Kenn is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 18 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 54 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 19 percent are found and Vietnam, where 17 percent are found.
Kenn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Kenn has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kenn last name rose 284 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 40 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kenn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Kenn last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Kenn last name are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenne | 89 | 66,482 | / |
| Kuenn | 89 | 248 | / |
| Koenn | 89 | 238 | / |
| Kennh | 89 | 2 | / |
| Keenn | 89 | 2 | / |
| Kenng | 89 | 1 | / |
| Ken | 86 | 56,942 | / |
| Knn | 86 | 6 | / |
| Keññ | 83 | 1 | / |
| Keenne | 80 | 3 | / |
| Kennne | 80 | 2 | / |
| Kaennh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kenngh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Keen | 75 | 47,608 | / |
| Kien | 75 | 23,015 | / |
| Koen | 75 | 17,722 | / |
| Kaen | 75 | 9,208 | / |
| Kuen | 75 | 3,431 | / |
| Kinn | 75 | 2,254 | / |
| Kehn | 75 | 1,562 | / |
| Keun | 75 | 451 | / |
| Könn | 75 | 168 | / |
| Künn | 75 | 16 | / |
| Cenn | 75 | 13 | / |
| Kåen | 75 | 9 | / |
| Kõnn | 75 | 8 | / |
| Kynn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Khnn | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hken | 75 | 2 | / |
| Knnd | 75 | 2 | / |
| Qenn | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kken | 75 | 2 | / |
| Gken | 75 | 2 | / |
| Kqen | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ȗken | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Knnk | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kenngne | 73 | 11 | / |
| Kennova | 73 | 8 | / |
| Keennth | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kemngne | 73 | 3 | / |
| Hkengne | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kuehn | 67 | 13,932 | / |
| Koehn | 67 | 13,629 | / |
| Kinne | 67 | 6,033 | / |
| Kiehn | 67 | 2,983 | / |
| Kn | 67 | 1,863 | / |
| Kaehn | 67 | 285 | / |
| Chenn | 67 | 156 | / |
| Keuhn | 67 | 125 | / |
| Könne | 67 | 44 | / |
| Køien | 67 | 41 | / |
| Kuinn | 67 | 25 | / |
| Kynnø | 67 | 17 | / |
| Quenn | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kinnå | 67 | 11 | / |
| Kentø | 67 | 10 | / |
| Gkeng | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keend | 67 | 6 | / |
| Caenn | 67 | 4 | / |
| Kynne | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kenkh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kyhnn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kcehn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kengk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kyonn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kionn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Qienn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkynn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinnd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hkoen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kencg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kenñe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Køehn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gkien | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cuenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gcenn | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kendd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kehng | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ckeun | 67 | 0 | / |
Kenn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenn in the Hindi language | ||
| केंन | kenna | - |
| Kenn in the Russian language | ||
| Кенн | kenn | - |
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