How common is the surname Kinnan?

592 people in the United States had the surname Kinnan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 521,530 Americans. It ranked 37,591st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Kinnan?

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American novelist (1896–1953).

Where is the surname Kinnan most common?

Wikidata records people named Kinnan in the United States.

Is the surname Kinnan getting more or less common?

Less common. 597 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 592 in 2010, down 0.8%.

The surname Kinnan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 592 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Kinnan is more common than 76.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnáin (“son of Fionnán”), a diminutive of fionn (“fair, blond”) or of Ó Cianáin (“descendant of Cianán”), from which Keenan, or of Ó Cuinneáin (“descendant of Cuinneán”), from which Cunneen.

Kinnan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

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 592 people named Kinnan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 521,530 Americans. That is down 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 597.

#37,591

rank among US surnames

592

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

-0.8%

change since 2000 (was #35,621)

Who is named Kinnan

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

96% of people named Kinnan identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as two or more races and 1.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Kinnans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
American novelist (1896–1953)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Kinnan

Kinnan has the Soundex code K550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K550.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Kinnan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Fhionnáin (“son of Fionnán”), a diminutive of fionn (“fair, blond”) or of Ó Cianáin (“descendant of Cianán”), from which Keenan, or of Ó Cuinneáin (“descendant of Cuinneán”), from which Cunneen.
How common is the surname Kinnan?: 592 people in the United States had the surname Kinnan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 521,530 Americans. It ranked 37,591st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Kinnan?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Kinnan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Kinnan?: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, American novelist (1896–1953).
Where is the surname Kinnan most common?: Wikidata records people named Kinnan in the United States.
What type of surname is Kinnan?: Kinnan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Kinnan getting more or less common?: Less common. 597 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 592 in 2010, down 0.8%.