How common is the surname Kenney?

27,759 people in the United States had the surname Kenney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,122 Americans. It ranked 1,266th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kenney?

Emma Kenney, American actress, followed by Bob Kenney.

Where is the surname Kenney most common?

Wikidata records people named Kenney in the United States.

Is the surname Kenney getting more or less common?

More common. 27,189 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,759 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Kenney

A surname, carried by 27,759 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kenney is more common than 99.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 27,759 people named Kenney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,122 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 27,189.

#1,266

rank among US surnames

27,759

people in 2010

9.4

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #1,184)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,257	Mohamed	27,972	11,038
#1,258	Nicholas	27,922	11,057
#1,259	Kendrick	27,915	11,060
#1,260	Ferreira	27,898	11,067
#1,261	Lockhart	27,883	11,073
#1,262	Boggs	27,880	11,074
#1,263	Pryor	27,805	11,104

Who is named Kenney

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

87% of people named Kenney identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kenneys

11 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emma Kenney
American actress, born 1999
Bob Kenney
Basketball player (1931-2014)
Ben Kenney
American musician, born 1977
Kerri Kenney
American actress and musician, born 1970
June Kenney
American actress (1933–2021)
Douglas C. Kenney
American writer, co-founder and editor of National Lampoon (1946-1980)
Jim Kenney
American politician, born 1958
Sean Kenney
American actor and photographer, born 1944
Richard R. Kenney
American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware, 1856–1931
Michael Kenney
American musician, born 1953
Kristie Kenney
American diplomat, born 1955

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kenney

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

Questions

How common is the surname Kenney?: 27,759 people in the United States had the surname Kenney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,122 Americans. It ranked 1,266th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kenney?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Kenney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Kenney?: Emma Kenney, American actress, followed by Bob Kenney.
Where is the surname Kenney most common?: Wikidata records people named Kenney in the United States.
Is the surname Kenney getting more or less common?: More common. 27,189 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 27,759 in 2010, up 2.1%.