How common is the surname Kenan?

790 people in the United States had the surname Kenan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 390,817 Americans. It ranked 29,768th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kenan?

Gil Kenan, British-American-Israeli film director.

Where is the surname Kenan most common?

Wikidata records people named Kenan in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Kenan getting more or less common?

More common. 735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 790 in 2010, up 7.5%.

Is Kenan also a first name?

Yes. Kenan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Kenan

A Hebrew surname, carried by 790 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K550 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kenan is more common than 81.7% of them.

Origin

Hebrew origin

* Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n). * Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 790 people named Kenan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 390,817 Americans. That is up 7.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 735.

#29,768

rank among US surnames

790

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+7.5%

change since 2000 (was #30,091)

Who is named Kenan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

49% of people named Kenan identified as white (not Hispanic), 44% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Black (not Hispanic) 44%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kenans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gil Kenan
British-American-Israeli film director, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kenan

Kenan has the Soundex code K550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K550.

Other Hebrew surnames

All 51 Hebrew surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kenan come from?: * Borrowed from Hebrew קֵינָן (qēnå̄n). * Alternatively, possibly a variant of Keenan, from Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.
How common is the surname Kenan?: 790 people in the United States had the surname Kenan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 390,817 Americans. It ranked 29,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kenan?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Kenan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 44% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kenan?: Gil Kenan, British-American-Israeli film director.
Where is the surname Kenan most common?: Wikidata records people named Kenan in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Kenan getting more or less common?: More common. 735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 790 in 2010, up 7.5%.
Is Kenan also a first name?: Yes. Kenan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.