Kenneway Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Kenneway Surname Definition:

From Kennoway; a location name in Fife.

Kenneway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1511:2,400,390147,856
Scotland321:167,3079,494
England211:2,653,24194,788
Northern Ireland151:123,0027,073
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Kenneway Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Kennoway; a location name in Fife.

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

Kenneway Last Name Facts

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

Kenneway occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenneway? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,061,269th most common last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. The surname Kenneway occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Kenneway reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Kenneway is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 151 people, or 1 in 2,400,390. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 52 percent are found, North Carolina, where 11 percent are found and Florida, where 8 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 14 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Kenneway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenneway has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 629 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 640 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it increased 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenneway Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kenneway last name is principally Presbyterian (79%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kenneway surname are 29.46% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 82.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kenneway earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.66% more than the national average, earning $48,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.49% more than the national average, earning $56,884 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kennewy931/
Kennaway88374/
Kenneavy8891/
Kennoway8831/
Kennevy807/
Kennawy804/
Knnewad801/
Kennowy800/
Kinneavy75189/
Kennewie752/
Kennieva751/
Kennebey751/
Kennevey750/
Kinneavey714/
Knoway713/
Kneswa711/
Khnewa711/
Kinnawa67463/
Kinniwa67231/
Kinnavy67128/
Kinnevy6750/
Kennebi6735/
Kennawi6713/
Kånneby679/
Kennawe674/
Kennive674/
Kemneva672/
Kenniva671/

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