# Kennelly (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kennelly/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,358 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,666 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 91,943 people |
| Change since 2000 | +29% (2,601 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Kenneally.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kennelly in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.2% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kennelly in the United States.

## People named Kennelly

- Arthur E. Kennelly, American electrical engineer (1861–1939)
- Richard Kennelly, American rower
- Martin H. Kennelly, American mayor (1887-1961)
- Barbara B. Kennelly, American politician (born 1936)

## Similar surnames

Kennell, Kenneally, Kenley, Knell, Kimmel, Knoll, Kinley, Kamal, Kinlaw, Kamel, Kimmell.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.