How common is the surname Kennelly?

3,358 people in the United States had the surname Kennelly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,943 Americans. It ranked 9,666th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Kennelly?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kennelly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Kennelly?

Arthur E. Kennelly, American electrical engineer (1861–1939), followed by Richard Kennelly.

Where is the surname Kennelly most common?

Wikidata records people named Kennelly in the United States.

Is the surname Kennelly getting more or less common?

More common. 2,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,358 in 2010, up 29%.

The surname Kennelly

An Irish surname, carried by 3,358 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex K540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kennelly is more common than 94% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Kenneally.

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 3,358 people named Kennelly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 91,943 Americans. That is up 29% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,601.

#9,666

rank among US surnames

3,358

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+29.1%

change since 2000 (was #11,184)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,658	Durrett	3,361	91,861
#9,661	Hellman	3,360	91,889
#9,664	Dinardo	3,359	91,916
#9,666	Kennelly	3,358	91,943
#9,667	Oliveri	3,357	91,971
#9,669	Shear	3,356	91,998
#9,672	Vanlandingham	3,355	92,025

Who is named Kennelly

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

95% of people named Kennelly identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

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

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kennellys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Arthur E. Kennelly
American electrical engineer (1861–1939)
Richard Kennelly
American rower, born 1965
Martin H. Kennelly
American mayor (1887-1961)
Barbara B. Kennelly
American politician (born 1936)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kennelly

Kennelly has the Soundex code K540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K540.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kennelly come from?: Variant of Kenneally.
How common is the surname Kennelly?: 3,358 people in the United States had the surname Kennelly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 91,943 Americans. It ranked 9,666th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kennelly?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Kennelly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Kennelly?: Arthur E. Kennelly, American electrical engineer (1861–1939), followed by Richard Kennelly.
Where is the surname Kennelly most common?: Wikidata records people named Kennelly in the United States.
Is the surname Kennelly getting more or less common?: More common. 2,601 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,358 in 2010, up 29%.