Kenney Surname

11,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47,293 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Kenney Surname Definition:

= Kenny, q.v.

Kenney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States38,0331:9,5301,161
Canada2,9721:12,3981,835
England2,0721:26,8913,667
Australia1,5591:17,3162,434
Ghana1,3851:19,5102,432
South Africa2441:222,04023,223
Scotland1921:27,8842,956
France1211:548,94874,759
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Liberia871:50,6734,532
Israel681:125,84813,711
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Wales551:56,2645,128
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
United Arab Emirates301:305,40920,323
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
India151:51,137,692512,385
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Austria101:851,54467,454
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Guam81:20,0153,029
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Isle of Man71:12,2602,387
China61:227,886,92811,701
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kenya61:7,696,65052,907
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Panama41:978,06412,245
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
East Timor11:1,215,928507
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland5901:7,5081,152
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4741:16,5372,414
Scotland1251:29,9462,568
Wales491:32,0081,749
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,8691:5,662706

Kenney (3,077) may also be a first name.

Kenney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Kenny, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This is sometimes of English origin but more often for Mac or O Kenny

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Cionaodh (fire sprung).

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

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Kenis, Kennis; a personal name.

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

Kenney Last Name Facts

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

Kenney (Arabic: كينى, Marathi: कॅनेडी) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenney? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,883rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 154,094 people. Kenney occurs mostly 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 130,073rd most widespread first name in the world. It is borne by 3,077 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 38,033 people, or 1 in 9,530. In The United States Kenney is most frequent in: Massachusetts, where 9 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New York, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname exists 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 frequency of Kenney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname 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 fell 100 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kenney Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Kenney surname are 2.66% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.57% registered to vote for 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenneey923/
Kenneya921/
Keenney921/
Ken'ney921/
Kenneyh921/
Kienney920/
Kenneye920/
Kenny9180,318/
Kenne9166,482/
Knney915/
Kckenney861/
Kengneyi861/
Kenneyed860/
Kinney8345,471/
Kenneh8311,088/
Kennie831,022/
Kuenne83235/
Kennoy83106/
Kennea8386/
Kennay8385/
Keunne8352/
Kienne8329/
Cenney8323/
Koenne8315/
Kennae8310/
Kennee834/
Kennyi834/
Kehnny834/
Keenne833/
Keenny833/
Kenniy833/
Kienny833/
Kaenne833/
Kennoe832/
Kennne832/
Kennyo832/
Kennei832/
Kennye831/
Kennge831/
Kennue831/
Qenney831/
Kennuy831/
Kennny830/
Kney8086/
Knne801/
Chenney77117/
Kenneah7779/
Kengneu7721/
Ckinney7712/
Kennhed7712/
Kenngne7711/
Kennepp779/
Kennieh777/
Kennawe774/
Quenney773/
Kennejo773/
Kemngne773/
Kinneys772/
Kiennie772/
Kengnee772/
Kengneh772/
Kennedd772/
Kinneye771/
Kuenneu771/
Cennehy771/
Gkinney771/
Kenniea771/
Kehnneh771/
Keenneh771/
Kennehh771/
Kenneit771/
Hkengne771/
Kennaya771/
Kenny's771/
Kennyds771/
Kennays771/
Keenned770/
Kennoys770/
Kiennay770/
Kinniey770/
Kenna739,344/
Kinne736,033/
Künne732,521/
Kenni731,416/
Kinny731,052/
Cenne7362/
Könne7344/
Kneys7336/
Cenny7311/
Knneh738/
Kenné735/
Knned733/
Kynne733/
Kneey731/
Knner731/
Ckney731/
Knnay731/
Knnie731/
Kenñe731/
Känny731/
Qenny731/
Chenneya717/
Kinneauy714/
Kckinney713/
Kinney's711/
Kenneieh711/
Kennettt711/
Kengnaie711/
Kennecht710/
Kinnie67888/
Kinnee67719/
Kny67549/
Kennah67517/
Kennou67428/
Kennai67333/
Kne67260/
Könner67239/
Chenne67235/
Kinnae6791/
Cinney6761/
Kinneh6755/
Kaenna6752/
Känner6733/
Coenne6725/
Koenna6724/
Kinnay6717/
Kinnea6715/
Kennio6711/
Quenny679/
Kemnje679/
Kqnneh678/
Ckenna676/
Kemnee676/
Könnes676/
Künner676/
Quenne675/
Kehene674/
Koenni673/
Kyonne673/
Kinnge672/
Kinniy672/
Kennui672/
Qunney672/
Kemnoy672/
Kinnei672/
Keenna671/
Kienna671/
Kionne671/
Knehya671/
Kennär671/
Kienni671/
Kaenni671/
Kinnep671/
Könnye671/
Kőnnye671/
Kennethth671/
Cenneh671/
Kinnoy670/
Kinnne670/
Kinnny670/
Kennau670/
Hckney670/
Kinnez670/

Kenney Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenney in the Marathi language
कॅनेडीkenedi-
Kenney in the Arabic language
كينىkyny-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kenney
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