Kennedey Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Kennedey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kennedey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland201:221,49310,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2301:218,34218,603

Kennedey (17) may also be a first name.

Kennedey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kennedey occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kennedey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennedey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kennedey is the 2,555,468th most common last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Kennedey reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Kennedey is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 17 people.

This surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 19 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found and Michigan, where 9 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 11 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Kennedey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kennedey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kennedey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (65%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kennedey surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

The amount Kennedey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.96% less than the national average, earning $31,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.28% less than the national average, earning $32,157 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kennedey
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