McKenna Surname

8,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63,854 people bear this surname

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

McKenna Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Kenna, q.v.

McKenna Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States37,7711:9,5961,165
England13,2891:4,193563
Ireland8,4431:55890
Australia7,2611:3,718534
Canada5,4281:6,7881,000
Scotland4,5761:1,170194
Northern Ireland4,0991:45051
New Zealand7171:6,3161,059
South Africa6341:85,45410,516
Trinidad and Tobago2751:4,960802
Wales2341:13,2241,468
Thailand1601:441,49077,308
Spain1091:428,91822,835
France761:873,983102,402
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Germany641:1,257,89880,532
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Dominican Republic461:226,8038,136
Italy381:1,609,38783,030
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Jersey321:3,100566
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Brazil291:7,381,874170,034
Guernsey291:2,222539
Norway221:233,74025,571
Switzerland211:391,09129,271
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Malta181:23,9041,289
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
United States Virgin Islands161:6,8981,043
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Japan81:15,980,53747,042
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
China61:227,886,92811,701
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
India51:153,413,076951,030
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Kitts and Nevis21:27,6001,126
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9,0061:49260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0501:11,8901,808
Scotland1,9171:1,953357
Wales161:98,0264,293
Jersey121:4,324761
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,8411:7,341929

McKenna (1,482) may also be a first name.

McKenna Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Kenna, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of the man beloved by Aodh (fire), the fire god.

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

Contracted from Mac Cainneach, 'Cainneach’s Son'(cainneach, 'devout' or 'chaste').

‘Cainnech, of Achadh Bo, born a.d, 516'.

He was a saint who died a.d, 598, This name is peculiar to the Isle of Man.

It was formerly almost confined to the parish of German.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

McKenna Last Name Facts

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

McKenna has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McKenna click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKenna? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,875th most frequently held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 114,128 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 49 percent of McKenna reside; 48 percent reside in North America and 48 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 202,116th most frequent first name world-wide It is held by 1,482 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 37,771 people, or 1 in 9,596. In The United States McKenna is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found, New Jersey, where 6 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 104 countries. It also occurs in England, where 21 percent are found and Ireland, where 13 percent are found.

McKenna Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of McKenna has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 552 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 648 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 6 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 239 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,463 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKenna Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKenna surname are 3.05% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.18% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKenna earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 208.69% more than the national average, earning 1,068,320 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 27.93% more than the national average, earning R 304,008 per year; in United States they earn 14.98% more than the national average, earning $49,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $51,483 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKenna931,376/
Mckeanna931/
Mackennah882/
McKanna86650/
McKinna86555/
Makenna86145/
Mokenna864/
Macenna862/
Mocenna861/
McKenney809,398/
McKennie80515/
MacKenny8048/
Makkenna8014/
Mackinna807/
Mckinnau805/
Mokoenna802/
Hmakenna801/
McAnna77105/
MacKna770/
Mackenney75391/
Mackennie75132/
Mackcinna751/
Meachenna750/
McNa7331/
McCanna711,151/
Mocenni7175/
Macknay7166/
McKinne7157/
Maikena7140/
Makenne7133/
Makinna7131/
Makenny7111/
McKnney7111/
Makenno7110/
Macenni714/
Macknat711/
Makemna711/
Mokenni711/
Macenno711/
MacEnny710/
MacKenneer710/
MacKchenny710/
McKinney67110,048/
McKinnie673,536/
McNay671,658/
Makna67993/
Mocna67376/
McNea67302/
Macna67191/
Makengni6751/
Macknapp6719/
Mocknacz6718/
Mokna6711/
MacKinno6710/
MacCinna672/
MacKinny671/
Maskemna671/
Machinna671/
Makenney671/
Makkenni671/
Mackinne671/
Maquenna671/
Mohcenne671/
Makemgna671/
Makeunne671/
Makienne671/
Makuenne671/
Makinnah671/

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Footnotes

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