Kenney Surname
Approximately 47,293 people bear this surname
Kenney Surname Definition:
= Kenny, q.v.
Kenney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 38,033 | 1:9,530 | 1,161 |
| Canada | 2,972 | 1:12,398 | 1,835 |
| England | 2,072 | 1:26,891 | 3,667 |
| Australia | 1,559 | 1:17,316 | 2,434 |
| Ghana | 1,385 | 1:19,510 | 2,432 |
| South Africa | 244 | 1:222,040 | 23,223 |
| Scotland | 192 | 1:27,884 | 2,956 |
| France | 121 | 1:548,948 | 74,759 |
| New Zealand | 93 | 1:48,692 | 7,903 |
| Liberia | 87 | 1:50,673 | 4,532 |
| Israel | 68 | 1:125,848 | 13,711 |
| Thailand | 56 | 1:1,261,399 | 181,528 |
| Wales | 55 | 1:56,264 | 5,128 |
| Germany | 42 | 1:1,916,797 | 106,618 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| Switzerland | 13 | 1:631,763 | 43,230 |
| Papua New Guinea | 12 | 1:679,476 | 78,554 |
| Denmark | 12 | 1:470,393 | 30,183 |
| Cameroon | 11 | 1:1,888,097 | 98,267 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Isle of Man | 7 | 1:12,260 | 2,387 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Kenya | 6 | 1:7,696,650 | 52,907 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| East Timor | 1 | 1:1,215,928 | 507 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 590 | 1:7,508 | 1,152 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,474 | 1:16,537 | 2,414 |
| Scotland | 125 | 1:29,946 | 2,568 |
| Wales | 49 | 1:32,008 | 1,749 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,869 | 1:5,662 | 706 |
Kenney (3,077) may also be a first name.
Kenney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Kenny, q.v.
This is sometimes of English origin but more often for Mac or O Kenny
(Irish) Grandson of Cionaodh (fire sprung).
The Kenneys, who settled in Ireland temp. Edw. IV. A.D. 1472, were of high antiquity in Somersetshire, deriving their name from Kenne in that county. So early as 12 Henry II., John de Kenne held two knight's fees in Kenne. The name has been variously spelt Kenne, Kenei, Kenny, and Kenney. B.L.G. (Kenny of Kilclogher.) But another family, Kenny of Ballinrobe, claim to be of Huguenot extraction, and to have gone from France into Ireland about the year 1660.
From the French, Kenis, Kennis; a personal name.
Kenney Demographics
Average Male Kenney Height
177.55 cm
Average Female Kenney Height
163.92 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Kenney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kenney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kenney (Arabic: كينى, Marathi: कॅनेडी) is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kenney? popularity and diffusion
It is the 11,883rd most commonly held last name globally, borne by around 1 in 154,094 people. Kenney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Kenney live; 87 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. Kenney is also the 130,073rd most commonly occurring given name world-wide. It is borne by 3,077 people.
The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 38,033 people, or 1 in 9,530. In The United States Kenney is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent are found, California, where 8 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 79 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.
Kenney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Kenney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kenney last name expanded 429 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 154 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 112 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Kenney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Kenney surname are 2.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.57% registered with the 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kenney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kenney in the Marathi language | ||
| कॅनेडी | kenedi | - |
| Kenney in the Arabic language | ||
| كينى | kyny | - |
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Kenney Reference & Research
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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
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