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    The surname Kilkenny

    An Irish surname, carried by 1,295 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /kɪlˈkɛni/ 3 syllables Soundex K425

    Kilkenny: #20,491 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Kilkenny #20,491, 1,295 people Kilkenny: #20,491 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Kilkenny #20,491, 1,295 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kilkenny is more common than 87.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Borrowed from Irish Cill Chainnigh.

    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 1,295 people named Kilkenny in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,414 Americans. That is up 7.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,210.

    #20,491
    rank among US surnames
    1,295
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +7%
    change since 2000 (was #20,413)

    Who is named Kilkenny

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

    86% of people named Kilkenny identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 8.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
    • Two or more races 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Kilkennys

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Neil Kilkenny
      Australian footballer, born 1985

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Kilkenny

    Kilkenny has the Soundex code K425, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K425.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Kilkenny come from?
    Borrowed from Irish Cill Chainnigh.
    How common is the surname Kilkenny?
    1,295 people in the United States had the surname Kilkenny in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,414 Americans. It ranked 20,491st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Kilkenny?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Kilkenny identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Kilkenny?
    Neil Kilkenny, Australian footballer.
    Where is the surname Kilkenny most common?
    Wikidata records people named Kilkenny in Australia.
    How do you pronounce Kilkenny?
    Kilkenny is /kɪlˈkɛni/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Kilkenny getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,210 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,295 in 2010, up 7.0%.