Kinney Surname

12,350th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45,471 people bear this surname

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

Kinney Surname Definition:

Mac Coinnigh This name, which is that of a sept of the Scottish clan MacKinnon, has greatly increased in numbers owing to its absorption of several families of MacKenzie and of MacKenna. It is almost entirely associated with Cos. Antrim and Tyrone.

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Kinney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States42,1031:8,6091,035
Canada1,4721:25,0313,376
Ghana4851:55,7135,980
England3251:171,44015,745
New Zealand2331:19,4353,414
Northern Ireland1921:9,6101,539
Scotland1891:28,3272,987
Australia1141:236,80422,158
Philippines711:1,425,890102,315
Ireland591:79,8134,719
Japan531:2,412,15630,150
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Wales151:206,30213,003
Thailand131:5,433,719375,884
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Liberia71:629,79127,063
South Korea71:7,320,0371,243
China51:273,464,31313,838
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
France11:66,422,722504,397
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2781:15,9352,001
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750
Scotland1171:31,9932,667
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,6771:3,961483

Kinney (896) may also be a first name.

Kinney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Coinnigh This name, which is that of a sept of the Scottish clan MacKinnon, has greatly increased in numbers owing to its absorption of several families of MacKenzie and of MacKenna. It is almost entirely associated with Cos. Antrim and Tyrone. SIF 99

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

Gaelic, Cine, kindred, a clan, a tribe. Keny and Cany, seeing, knowing; Welsh, cenio, to see.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kinney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kinney occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kinney? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 12,350th most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 160,268 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Kinney live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 271,411th most widespread first name on earth, borne by 896 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 42,103 people, or 1 in 8,609. In The United States Kinney is mostly found in: California, where 8 percent are found, Texas, where 7 percent are found and Ohio, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.

Kinney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kinney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kinney last name rose 332 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 262 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 79 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kinney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Kinney last name is primarily Catholic (76%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Kinney surname are 13.7% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60.47% registered with the party.

The amount Kinney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.92% less than the national average, earning $42,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.31% more than the national average, earning $52,323 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ckinney9212/
Kinneys922/
Kinneye921/
Gkinney921/
Kienney920/
Kinniey920/
Kinne916,033/
Kinny911,052/
Knney915/
Kinneauy864/
Kckinney863/
Kinney's861/
Kenney8347,293/
Kinnie83888/
Kinnee83719/
Kinnae8391/
Cinney8361/
Kinneh8355/
Kienne8329/
Kinnay8317/
Kinnea8315/
Kienny833/
Kinnge832/
Kinniy832/
Kinnei832/
Kionne831/
Kinnep831/
Kinnoy830/
Kinnne830/
Kinnny830/
Kinnez830/
Kney8086/
Knne801/
Quinney773,713/
Kinneer77355/
Kingnet77225/
Kinnetz7799/
Kinnest7735/
Kinngoe7722/
Chinney7713/
Kenneey773/
Kisnner773/
Kinnerr772/
Kinniyi772/
Kiennie772/
Kinneah772/
Kingnoy772/
Kenneya771/
Keenney771/
Kingnay771/
Kinnowe771/
Kinnieh771/
Kinnayi771/
Ken'ney771/
Kinneås771/
Kingnes771/
Kinnaye771/
Kenneyh771/
Kingnee771/
Kionnie771/
Kiennay770/
Kenneye770/
Kenny7380,318/
Kenne7366,482/
Künne732,521/
Kinna731,460/
Kinni73946/
Könne7344/
Kneys7336/
Cinne7321/
Cinny739/
Knneh738/
Knned733/
Kynne733/
Kinné732/
Kneey731/
Knner731/
Qinny731/
Ckney731/
Knnay731/
Knnie731/
Känny731/
Quinniey7117/
Chinneya7117/
Chinneye719/
Kckenney711/
Kinnetts711/
Kengneyi711/
Kingnett711/
Kenneyed710/
Kenneh6711,088/
Kennie671,022/
Kny67549/
Kinnou67537/
Kinnah67490/
Kne67260/
Könner67239/
Kuenne67235/
Chinne67220/
Quinny67125/
Quinne67114/
Kennoy67106/
Kennea6786/
Kennay6785/
Gkinni6761/
Keunne6752/
Känner6733/
Cenney6723/
Koenne6715/
Kennae6710/
Kinnii678/
Kqnneh678/
Könnes676/
Künner676/
Kionna674/
Kennee674/
Kennyi674/
Kehnny674/
Keenne673/
Keenny673/
Kenniy673/
Kyonne673/
Kaenne673/
Kuinni672/
Kinnai672/
Qunney672/
Kennoe672/
Kennne672/
Kennyo672/
Kennei672/
Kinnoi672/
Kennye671/
Kennge671/
Kienna671/
Kinnid671/
Knehya671/
Kuinna671/
Kennue671/
Kienni671/
Kkinna671/
Kinnaa671/
Kinngi671/
Könnye671/
Kőnnye671/
Qenney671/
Kennuy671/
Kennny670/
Cinnay670/
Hckney670/

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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 Kinney
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