Kennoway Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Kennoway Surname Definition:
From the lands of that name now forming the parish of Kennoway in Fife. Peter Kennaway in the parish of Torphichen is in record in 1684, and Peter Kennaway in Cathlaw in 1687 (Torphichen). David Kennaway, apothecary, burgess of Lithgow, 1687 (Inquis.
Read More About This SurnameKennoway Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ireland | 21 | 1:87,859 | 5,745 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 46 | 1:81,374 | 4,449 |
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Kennoway Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the lands of that name now forming the parish of Kennoway in Fife. Peter Kennaway in the parish of Torphichen is in record in 1684, and Peter Kennaway in Cathlaw in 1687 (Torphichen). David Kennaway, apothecary, burgess of Lithgow, 1687 (Inquis., 6866), Peter Kennoway was retoured heir of James Kennoway of Kettlestone in 1693 (Retours, Linlithgow, 276), and John Kennawie of Adieweill, in the parish of West Calder, appears in 1647 (Inquis., 3344). R. Kennewie, Lochhouse, 1816.
(English) 1 (with inserted -a-) the Anglo-Saxon Cenwig, Cœnwig = Bold (in) War [Old English céne, cœne, bold, keen + wíg, war; wíga, warrior] Chenui.—Domesday.
2 the Anglo-Saxon Cynewig = Regal (in) War [Old English cyne-, regal] (Celtic) belonging to Kennoway (Fife), Acc. to the Gaz. of Scot. (Lawson) Kennoway is ‘situated on the top of a ridge which forms the head of a beautiful little den’; but the 13th-cent. spelling, Kennachyn, postulates Gaelic Ceann Aichean = ‘Head of the Fields.’
1. Probably the same as Kenewi or Kenewy, which occurs in H.R. both as a personal appellation and as a surname. 2. Kennoway, a parish in Fifeshire.
Kennoway Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kennoway Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kennoway occurs most in Northern Ireland. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kennoway? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,543,123rd most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 235,082,126 people. The last name Kennoway occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Kennoway live; 94 percent live in Northern Europe and 94 percent live in British Isles.
The surname is most common in Northern Ireland, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 87,859. In Northern Ireland Kennoway is most prevalent in: Ulster, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Northern Ireland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 19 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.
Kennoway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Kennoway has changed over time. In Scotland the share of the population with the last name fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennowy | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kennaway | 88 | 374 | / |
| Kenneway | 88 | 235 | / |
| Knoway | 86 | 3 | / |
| Kennaby | 80 | 75 | / |
| Kennova | 80 | 8 | / |
| Kennawy | 80 | 4 | / |
| Kennewy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Knowa | 77 | 96 | / |
| Kennouby | 75 | 4 | / |
| Kengnawa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Knobay | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cnoway | 71 | 2 | / |
| Knowah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kinnawa | 67 | 463 | / |
| Kinnavy | 67 | 128 | / |
| Kennawi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Kennevy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kennawe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Knowwha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinnowe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kinnova | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kennaba | 67 | 1 | / |
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