How common is the surname Kenna?

3,837 people in the United States had the surname Kenna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,465 Americans. It ranked 8,586th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kenna?

In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Kenna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kenna?

John E. Kenna, American politician (1848-1893).

Where is the surname Kenna most common?

Wikidata records people named Kenna in the United States.

How do you pronounce Kenna?

Kenna is /ˈkɛnə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Kenna getting more or less common?

More common. 1,737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,837 in 2010, up 121%.

Is Kenna also a first name?

Yes. Kenna 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 Kenna

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 3,837 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈkɛnə/ 2 syllables Soundex K500 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). Kenna is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

* As a Scottish surname, shortened from McKenna. * As a Manx and Irish surname, from Ó Cionaodha /Ó Cionaoith (“descendant of Cionaodh”), a name usually Anglicized as Kenneth.

Kenna is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,837 people named Kenna in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,465 Americans. That is up 121% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,737.

#8,586

rank among US surnames

3,837

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+120.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,473)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,578	Lezama	3,840	80,402
#8,579	Conwell	3,839	80,423
#8,581	Franck	3,838	80,444
#8,586	Kenna	3,837	80,465
#8,587	Leyba	3,836	80,486
#8,589	Willette	3,835	80,507

Who is named Kenna

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

90% of people named Kenna identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.6% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kennas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John E. Kenna
American politician (1848-1893)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kenna

Kenna has the Soundex code K500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kenna come from?: * As a Scottish surname, shortened from McKenna. * As a Manx and Irish surname, from Ó Cionaodha /Ó Cionaoith (“descendant of Cionaodh”), a name usually Anglicized as Kenneth.
How common is the surname Kenna?: 3,837 people in the United States had the surname Kenna in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,465 Americans. It ranked 8,586th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kenna?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Kenna identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kenna?: John E. Kenna, American politician (1848-1893).
Where is the surname Kenna most common?: Wikidata records people named Kenna in the United States.
How do you pronounce Kenna?: Kenna is /ˈkɛnə/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Kenna?: Kenna is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Kenna getting more or less common?: More common. 1,737 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,837 in 2010, up 121%.
Is Kenna also a first name?: Yes. Kenna 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.