Kenneally Surname

97,647th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,859 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kenneally Surname Definition:

This is used as a variant both of Connelly and Kignnealy, q.v

Kenneally Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,8181:2,590488
United States1,7521:206,88320,278
England5431:102,61210,789
Australia4711:57,3166,985
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Canada811:454,88439,362
Wales311:99,8247,946
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France31:22,140,907385,998
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5051:8,7721,306
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States971:517,71836,097

Kenneally Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is used as a variant both of Connelly and Kignnealy, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Grandson of Ceannfhaoladh (wolf head, or learned man).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Kenneally Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kenneally has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenneally? popularity and diffusion

It is the 97,647th most commonly held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,499,804 people. The last name Kenneally occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Kenneally live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most widely held in Ireland, where it is carried by 1,818 people, or 1 in 2,590. In Ireland Kenneally is mostly concentrated in: Munster, where 82 percent are found, Leinster, where 16 percent are found and Connaught, where 2 percent are found. Besides Ireland this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Kenneally Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenneally has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Kenneally last name increased 360 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,806 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 9,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenneally Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kenneally last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kenneally last name are 14.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Kenneally earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 20.46% less than the national average, earning 275,283 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.51% more than the national average, earning $49,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.5% less than the national average, earning $39,497 CAD per year.

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