Kenny meaning | Last name Kenny origin

Following is the meaning of Kenny surname. Family name Kenny is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kenny
No. of characters: 5
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kenny

Kenny is used as a family name or surname in England languages. Kenny has 5 characters long in length.

Kenny is common in England country(ies).

Kenny is ranked 5404 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kenny bearers increased by 3.676164 per cent in 2010 US census to 17429 since 2000, the surname slipped by 105 spots and ranked at 2077. The last name was found in around 59 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.85 90.52
Black 5.66 5.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.39 1.56
Others 1.52 1.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.99 0.71
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6 0.61

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kenny

How popular is Kenny?

Kenny is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 101405 people have been found who wears Kenny as their family name. Kenny is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,091 Marshall Islands8
7,646 Japan7
1,179 South Korea7
705 Gibraltar7
1,346 Bermuda6
2,028 Vietnam5
513 Sierra Leone4
7,294 Kuwait3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
4,529 Mauritius3
22,232 Morocco3
15,749 Finland3
10,329 Pakistan3
25,074 Greece3
147,165 Czech Republic2
4,367 Afghanistan2
24,269 Peru2
41,879 Turkey2
5,298 Botswana2
4,086 Angola2
1,848 Madagascar2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 25 years old workwoman Margaret Kenny who was residing in Ireland migrated to New-York on May 14, 1846 by Arabella put out from Liverpool. Bridget Kenny (45) , Weaver Jas. Kenny, Weaver John Kenny, Sarah Kenny (13) Weaver, Eliza Kenny, aged 3, Spinster Mary Kenny, Catharine Kenny, aged 20, Workman Peter Kenny, and 836 other Kenny around 47.32% of whom were workman while others worked as weaver and spinster, servant, mechanic, farmer, joiner, baker, mason, seamstress, blacksmith, clerk, dressmaker, servant migrated to US.

Celebrities having Kenny surname

Yvonne Kenny Music performer
Big Kenny Singer
Alyse Mandel Kenny Television producer
David Kenny Soccer player
Keith Kenny Singer
Charles Kenny Composer
Peter Kenny Actor
Gerard Kenny Singer
Bede Kenny Armed force officer
Bill Kenny Tenor
  • William Kenny characterized the leading character of Brandon Barve in 2018 adventure and comedy flick Pocketman and Cargoboy.
  • Sarah Kenny, from 2018 action flick My Bodyguard, who played the Rachel.
  • Sam Kenny characterized the small role of N in 2012 adventure, comedy movie Burning Folk: A Road Movie.
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