Kenney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kenney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kenney family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 230
Labourer 55
Agricultural Labourer 26
Stocking Frame Work Knitter 22
Domestic Servant 13
Plasterer 11
Dock Labourer 10
General Servant 10
Hawker 9
Mill Hand 9
Frame Work Knitter 9
Coal Miner 8
Tailor 8
Servant 8
Dress Maker 7
Laundress 7
Bricklayer 7
Charwoman 6
Basket Maker 6
Labourer's Daughter 6
Butcher 5
Carter 5
House Keeper 5
Cotton Stocking Maker 5
Cotton Spinner 4

Kenney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kenny 83% 18,502
2 Kenney 100% 10,760
3 Kinney 83% 1,172
4 Keeney 83% 621
5 Kinny 67% 387
6 Keny 67% 346
7 Keney 83% 175
8 Kengie 50% 122

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The surname Kenney is the 2nd most popular variant of Kenny.

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