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The KENNEY surname in the USA

Frequency Comparisons
Total Rank Frequency % Per million people
United States
United States (Current snapshot) 27,189 1184 0.010 101
United States (1880 census) 8,865 676 0.018 177
Change since 1880 +18324 -508 -0.008 -76
Other Countries
Australia 553 2924 0.003 34
United Kingdom 1,688 3398 0.004 37





Classification and Origin of KENNEY

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Language of origin: English

Ethnic origin: English

Religious origin: Christian

Data for religion and/or language relates to the culture in which the KENNEY surname originated. It does not necessarily have any correlation with the language spoken, or religion practised, by the majority of current American citizens with that name.

Data for ethnic origin relates to the region and country in which the KENNEY surname originated. It does not necessarily have any correlation with the ethnicity of the majority of current American citizens with that name.

Ethnic distribution of KENNEY in the USA

Classification Total Percent
Mixed Race 378 1.39
White (Hispanic) 364 1.34
Asian/Pacific 133 0.49
Native American/Alaskan 73 0.27
White (Caucasian) 24,217 89.07
Black/African American 2,026 7.45

Ethnic distribution data shows the number and percentage of people with the KENNEY surname who reported their ethnic background as being in these broad categories in the most recent national census.

Meaning of KENNEY in historical publications

KENNEY. The Kenneys, who settled in Ireland temp. Edw. IV. A.D. 1472, were of high antiquity in Somersetsliire, deriving their name from Kenue in that county. So early as 12 Henry II., John de Kenne held two knight's fees in Kenue. The name has been variously spelt Kenne, Kenei, Kenny, and Kenney. B.L.G. (Kenny of Kilclogher.) But another family-, Kenny of Balliurobe, claim to be of Huguenot extraction, and to have gone from France into Ireland about the year 16G0.


Similar names to KENNEY

The following names have similar spellings or pronunciations as KENNEY.



Potential typos for KENNEY

The following words are slight variants of KENNEY that are likely to be possible typos or misspellings in written material.