Kenny Surname

7,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kenny Surname Definition:

(Celtic) 1 Ardent Love [Irish Cionaedh —cion, love + aedh, ardour] Cionaedh mac Oghrain.—Ann. of Ireland (F.M.), A.D. 926.

2 Chaste, Devout [Irish cainneach] This name has interchanged with Kenna, q.v.

But Dr. Joyce says that Irish Mac Kenna, and Kenny, are chiefly trom Mac Ceannaigh, Son of Ceannach, ‘pedlar,’ ‘merchant.

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Kenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,9651:15,1251,905
Ireland14,0441:33541
England13,2061:4,219567
Australia9,1251:2,958405
Canada5,9321:6,211908
Papua New Guinea2,6101:3,124140
South Africa1,6811:32,2294,123
Scotland1,5001:3,569626
New Zealand1,1411:3,969626
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
Argentina7401:57,7614,896
Northern Ireland6371:2,896589
Nigeria5081:348,70618,847
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
Wales3621:8,548948
India3091:2,482,41279,431
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
France2001:332,11450,174
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Tanzania1541:343,77725,484
Thailand1371:515,60889,652
Singapore1241:44,4171,692
Botswana1211:18,0743,590
Spain1191:392,87421,594
Malaysia1171:252,08714,235
Liberia981:44,9854,075
Dominican Republic851:122,7405,063
Bahamas801:4,897507
China691:19,816,2551,104
Germany691:1,166,74676,492
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Venezuela621:487,1639,407
Zimbabwe611:253,08627,132
Jamaica591:48,6432,881
Netherlands581:291,15835,264
Israel501:171,15317,369
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Mauritania441:93,0655,851
Switzerland431:190,99816,977
Isle of Man411:2,093405
Solomon Islands401:14,5012,727
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
Jersey361:2,756488
Belgium301:383,22141,070
Denmark301:188,15715,676
Panama301:130,4094,482
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Hong Kong271:271,6853,066
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Mexico181:6,895,90033,734
Sierra Leone161:443,102516
Zambia161:990,62029,787
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Norway151:342,81932,589
Gibraltar131:2,612585
Senegal131:1,121,4883,334
Guam121:13,3432,098
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Madagascar91:2,627,7603,802
Marshall Islands81:6,4781,058
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Uruguay81:428,97023,885
Afghanistan71:4,593,31223,122
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Iceland71:54,2993,881
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cameroon51:4,153,814129,697
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8,8491:50162
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,1751:7,6771,181
Scotland3821:9,7991,247
Wales641:24,5071,407
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,4391:9,2331,171

Kenny (211,490) may also be a first name.

Kenny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) 1 Ardent Love [Irish Cionaedh —cion, love + aedh, ardour] Cionaedh mac Oghrain.—Ann. of Ireland (F.M.), A.D. 926.

2 Chaste, Devout [Irish cainneach] This name has interchanged with Kenna, q.v.

But Dr. Joyce says that Irish Mac Kenna, and Kenny, are chiefly trom Mac Ceannaigh, Son of Ceannach, ‘pedlar,’ ‘merchant.’

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

# A variant of MacKenna, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Cionaoith The name of several distinct septs. The majority of the name today are of the Uí Maine sept. It is sometimes used as a synonym of Kinney and Kilkenny, q.v. IF 199; MIF 265; Map Don and Gal

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

Ferguson thinks that this corresponds with the Old Friesic kenig, a king. But see Kenney.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Autoel de Kaigny, and Hugo de K. 1180-95; Brusli and Guerold de Kani 1198, Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Kenny Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kenny (Arabic: كيني, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻨﻲ, Hindi: केनी, Marathi: केणी) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Kenny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kenny? popularity and diffusion

Kenny is the 7,070th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 90,734 people. Kenny occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Kenny reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 37 percent reside in British Isles. Kenny is also the 4,934th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 211,490 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 23,965 people, or 1 in 15,125. In The United States Kenny is most prevalent in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and New Jersey, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name exists in 131 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 17 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Kenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kenny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kenny last name expanded 441 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 159 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 416 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 393 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 566 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kenny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Kenny surname is primarily Catholic (94%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Kenny last name are 9.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.84% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Kenny earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 35.69% less than the national average, earning 222,562 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 32.11% more than the national average, earning R 313,932 per year; in United States they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $48,916 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.23% more than the national average, earning $51,785 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kenney9147,293/
Kennoy91106/
Kennay9185/
Kennyi914/
Kehnny914/
Keenny913/
Kenniy913/
Kienny913/
Kennyo912/
Kennuy911/
Kennny910/
Kenneey833/
Keenney831/
Ken'ney831/
Kennaya831/
Kenny's831/
Kenneyh831/
Kennyds831/
Kennays831/
Kienney830/
Kennoys830/
Kiennay830/
Kenne8066,482/
Kenna809,344/
Kenni801,416/
Kinny801,052/
Cenny8011/
Knney805/
Kenné805/
Knnay801/
Känny801/
Qenny801/
Kckenney771/
Kny75549/
Kinney7345,471/
Kenneh7311,088/
Kennie731,022/
Kennai73333/
Kuenne73235/
Kennea7386/
Keunne7352/
Kienne7329/
Cenney7323/
Kinnay7317/
Koenne7315/
Kennio7311/
Quenny739/
Ckenna736/
Kennee734/
Koenni733/
Keenne733/
Kaenne733/
Kinniy732/
Kennui732/
Kennne732/
Kemnoy732/
Kennei732/
Keenna731/
Kennge731/
Kienna731/
Kennär731/
Kienni731/
Kaenni731/
Qenney731/
Kinnoy730/
Kinnny730/
Knoy67579/
Knyt67311/
Kaennoi67280/
Chenney67117/
Kney6786/
Knyś6752/
Kaennai6749/
Quennoy6725/
Knyć6717/
Knni6714/
Knay6713/
Ckinney6712/
Kennhed6712/
Kenngne6711/
Kennepp679/
Chennay679/
Knyi679/
Kennieh677/
Knna676/
Koennoi674/
Quenney673/
Kemngne673/
Knyp673/
Kcny673/
Kinneys672/
Knyč672/
Kiennie672/
Kengnee672/
Kengneh672/
Knyź672/
Khny672/
Kennedd672/
Kingnoy672/
Kennaid671/
Kingnay671/
Kuenneu671/
Cennehy671/
Gkinney671/
Kenniea671/
Kehnneh671/
Keenneh671/
Kennehh671/
Kenneit671/
Kniy671/
Hkengne671/
Kckenna671/
Kengnoi671/
Kenngni671/
Knyš671/
Qnny671/
Ckny671/
Kqny671/
Knne671/
Knyd671/
Knyo671/
Knyy671/
Kemnyts671/
Keenned670/
Kinniey670/

Kenny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kenny in the Hindi language
केनीkeni-
Kenny in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻨﻲkny95.24
ﻛﺎﻧﻲkany4.76
Kenny in the Marathi language
केणीkeni63.2
केनीkeni32.8
कॅनीkeni4
Kenny in the Arabic language
كينيkyny-

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