Kerney Surname
Approximately 1,966 people bear this surname
Kerney Surname Definition:
- Kearney, q.v.
Kerney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,565 | 1:231,603 | 22,277 |
| Canada | 105 | 1:350,910 | 31,754 |
| Australia | 103 | 1:262,094 | 23,895 |
| Belarus | 70 | 1:135,729 | 19,252 |
| England | 52 | 1:1,071,501 | 51,923 |
| Ireland | 23 | 1:204,736 | 8,142 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 61 | 1:72,621 | 5,284 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 147 | 1:165,819 | 14,183 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:187,161 | 7,190 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 968 | 1:51,879 | 5,867 |
Kerney (381) may also be a first name.
Kerney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
- Kearney, q.v.
Kerney Demographics
Average Kerney Salary in
United States
$41,367 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Kerney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kerney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kerney (Russian: Керней) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kerney? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 210,038th most commonly held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 3,706,788 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Kerney are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 444,187th most frequently held first name world-wide, held by 381 people.
Kerney is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,565 people, or 1 in 231,603. In The United States Kerney is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 10 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.
Kerney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Kerney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kerney surname rose 162 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 65 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 62 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Kerney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (85%) in Ireland and Catholic (80%) in Belarus.
In The United States those bearing the Kerney surname are 2.14% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.37% registered with the party.
The amount Kerney earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.13% less than the national average, earning $41,367 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $55,276 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kerney Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kerney in the Russian language | ||
| Керней | kernej | - |
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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 Kerney
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