Kennon Surname

86,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,536 people bear this surname

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

Kennon Surname Definition:

(English, Irish) One who came from Kenyon (Enion’s mound) in Lancashire; the son of Coinin (rabbit), or of Finghin (fair offspring).

Kennon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0281:72,0888,338
Australia1731:156,04516,383
England1701:327,75324,219
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Northern Ireland161:115,3156,804
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guam11:160,1214,893
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland401:110,7476,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England801:304,69220,471
Scotland211:178,2486,976
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7811:64,3007,002

Kennon (1,650) may also be a first name.

Kennon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Irish) One who came from Kenyon (Enion’s mound) in Lancashire; the son of Coinin (rabbit), or of Finghin (fair offspring).

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

Kennon Last Name Facts

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

Kennon (Marathi: केनॉन, Russian: Кэннон) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kennon? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 86,973rd most frequently occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,316,392 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Kennon live; 90 percent live in North America and 89 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 189,693rd most frequently occurring forename on earth, borne by 1,650 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 5,028 people, or 1 in 72,088. In The United States Kennon is most common in: Missouri, where 14 percent reside, Texas, where 13 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 29 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Kennon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kennon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kennon last name increased 644 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Kennon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kennon surname is chiefly Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kennon last name are 13.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.63% registered with the political party.

The amount Kennon earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.38% more than the national average, earning R 374,004 per year; in United States they earn 6.08% less than the national average, earning $40,526 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.17% less than the national average, earning $43,142 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keennon9230/
Kennoun925/
Kengnon921/
Kiennon921/
Kennont921/
Kennoune8680/
Kennogne861/
Kckennon860/
Kennan831,301/
Kinnon831,155/
Cennon8337/
Kennun830/
Knon80217/
Kengnogne801/
Kennane77213/
Kinnoin7746/
Kennann7720/
Kennung7712/
Keennan779/
Kenngan776/
Ckinnon774/
Kuennan771/
Kuennun771/
Knnocin771/
Kinnoun771/
Kengnom771/
Chennon771/
Kaennan770/
Quennon770/
Khnon7365/
Kngon7317/
Knohn738/
Knnan735/
Knoun734/
Knoon733/
Cnnon731/
Kqnon731/
Knonh731/
Knonn731/
Knond731/
Knotn730/
Knone730/
Knonk730/
Chennoun7122/
Kennahan7112/
Kingnone711/
Kckinnon711/
Cuennoun711/
Kingnoon711/
Kinnan67943/
Kinnun6723/
Cennan675/
Khnnom673/
Khnoon671/
Knoong671/
Knotne671/
Knoone671/
Knohne670/
Cinnon670/

Kennon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kennon in the Marathi language
केनॉनkenona-
Kennon in the Russian language
Кэннонkennon-

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Kennon Reference & Research

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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 Kennon
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