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Where Does The Last Name Kenney Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Kenney (Arabic: كينى, Marathi: कॅनेडी) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenney? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Kenney is the 11,883^rd most prevalent last name globally, held by around 1 in 154,094 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Kenney are found; 87 percent are found in North America and 86 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Kenney is also the 130,073^rd most commonly used forename world-wide. It is borne by 3,077 people.

The last name Kenney is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 38,033 people, or 1 in 9,530. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 79 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Kenney Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Kenney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenney surname rose 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kenney Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kenney surname is primarily Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States Kenney are 2.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.57% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kenney earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 43.95% more than the national average, earning R 342,072 per year; in United States they earn 9% more than the national average, earning $47,033 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $49,835 CAD per year.