McKenny Surname

211,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,944 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McKenny Surname Definition:

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

McKenny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3681:264,95524,955
England3381:164,84615,309
Canada3001:122,81912,877
Australia1911:141,33915,185
Ireland1631:28,8892,603
Northern Ireland631:29,2863,099
Scotland261:205,91610,908
Wales201:154,72710,755
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1941:22,8342,546
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1781:136,94012,480
Scotland681:55,0473,627
Jersey91:5,7651,004
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5311:32,8013,948

McKenny (47) may also be a first name.

McKenny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

McKenny Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKenny is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name McKenny? popularity and diffusion

McKenny is the 211,958th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,748,738 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 77 percent of McKenny live; 77 percent live in North America and 75 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,467,136th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 47 people.

The last name McKenny is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,368 people, or 1 in 264,955. In The United States McKenny is most numerous in: Maryland, where 15 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Florida, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name is found in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 15 percent live.

McKenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKenny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McKenny surname fell 11 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 16 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 62 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McKenny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the McKenny last name is primarily Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McKenny last name are 14.36% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.13% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount McKenny earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 56.59% less than the national average, earning R 103,164 per year; in United States they earn 11.94% less than the national average, earning $37,995 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning $50,147 CAD per year.

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