# Kenney (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 27,759 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,266 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 11,122 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (27,189 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kenney 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) | 87% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 7.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kenney in the United States.

## People named Kenney

- Emma Kenney, American actress
- Bob Kenney, basketball player (1931-2014)
- Ben Kenney, American musician
- Kerri Kenney, American actress and musician
- June Kenney, American actress (1933–2021)
- Douglas C. Kenney, American writer, co-founder and editor of National Lampoon (1946-1980)
- Jim Kenney, American politician
- Sean Kenney, American actor and photographer
- Richard R. Kenney, American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware
- Michael Kenney, American musician
- Kristie Kenney, American diplomat

## Similar surnames

Kinney, Keen, Kenny, Keane, Keeney, Kenna, Kinne, Keaney, Knee, Kim, Khan, Kane.

## 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.