Kennaway Surname

763,307th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kennaway Surname Definition:

(English) 1 (with inserted -a-) the Anglo-Saxon Cenwig, Cœnwig = Bold (in) War [Old English céne, cœne, bold, keen + wíg, war; wíga, warrior] Chenui.—Domesday.

2 the Anglo-Saxon Cynewig = Regal (in) War [Old English cyne-, regal] (Celtic) belonging to Kennoway (Fife), Acc.

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Kennaway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1041:535,75133,356
Scotland781:68,6395,330
Australia511:529,32739,816
Canada421:877,27667,671
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Singapore131:423,66918,211
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales41:773,63329,106
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland291:129,0765,773
England291:840,53036,623

Kennaway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 (with inserted -a-) the Anglo-Saxon Cenwig, Cœnwig = Bold (in) War [Old English céne, cœne, bold, keen + wíg, war; wíga, warrior] Chenui.—Domesday.

2 the Anglo-Saxon Cynewig = Regal (in) War [Old English cyne-, regal] (Celtic) belonging to Kennoway (Fife), Acc. to the Gaz. of Scot. (Lawson) Kennoway is ‘situated on the top of a ridge which forms the head of a beautiful little den’; but the 13th-cent. spelling, Kennachyn, postulates Gaelic Ceann Aichean = ‘Head of the Fields.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Probably the same as Kenewi or Kenewy, which occurs in H.R. both as a personal appellation and as a surname. 2. Kennoway, a parish in Fifeshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Kennaway Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kennaway is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennaway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 763,307th most commonly used surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 19,485,417 people. The last name Kennaway is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Kennaway are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in British Isles.

Kennaway is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 104 people, or 1 in 535,751. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 20 percent are found, Cheshire, where 19 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 18 percent are found. Not including England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 14 percent are found.

Kennaway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kennaway has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Kennaway surname increased 359 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 269 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kennaway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Anglican (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kennaway surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.85% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kennaway earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.75% more than the national average, earning $48,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.54% less than the national average, earning $40,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennawy934/
Kenneway88235/
Kennoway8831/
Kengnawa882/
Kinnawa80463/
Kennaby8075/
Kennawi8013/
Kennawe804/
Kennewy801/
Kennaba801/
Kennowy800/
Knawy77196/
Knawa77148/
Kinnawat75144/
Kenneavy7591/
Kengnava754/
Chennawa752/
Knoway713/
Chinnaway712/
Knawey711/
Knnawi711/
Kinnavy67128/
Kennova678/
Kennevy677/
Knabayi675/
Knawaje672/

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