Kennedy Name Meaning: A form of Gaelic converted to an english form of 'cinneidigh' or 'cinneide',meaning 'cinn' head + 'eide' helmeted.
Cinneide was the nephew of Brian Boru,high king of Ireland 1002-1014. The kennedy's held the lands of Kermuck (Aberdeenshire) for generations.
Discover how your Kennedy ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 17 |
| Buckinghamshire | 18 |
| Berkshire | 46 |
| Cambridgeshire | 8 |
| Channel Islands | 7 |
| Cheshire | 263 |
| Cornwall | 26 |
| Cumberland | 269 |
| Derbyshire | 60 |
| Devon | 88 |
| Dorset | 2 |
| Durham | 805 |
| Essex | 133 |
| Gloucestershire | 56 |
| Hampshire | 92 |
| Herefordshire | 5 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 1 |
| Isle of Man | 38 |
| Kent | 182 |
| Lancashire | 2,259 |
| Leicestershire | 68 |
| Lincolnshire | 53 |
| London | 1,385 |
| Middlesex | 115 |
| Northumberland | 540 |
| Norfolk | 41 |
| Northamptonshire | 25 |
| Nottinghamshire | 81 |
| Oxfordshire | 15 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 1 |
| Shropshire | 12 |
| Suffolk | 17 |
| Somerset | 21 |
| Surrey | 86 |
| Sussex | 71 |
| Staffordshire | 115 |
| Warwickshire | 82 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 12 |
| Worcestershire | 13 |
| Yorkshire | 964 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 3 |
| Cardiganshire | 2 |
| Carnarvonshire | 12 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 20 |
| Glamorgan | 96 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 26 |
| Pembrokeshire | 2 |
| Radnorshire | 3 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,247 |
| General Labourer | 187 |
| Coal Miner | 124 |
| Living On Own Means | 72 |
| Cotton Weaver | 71 |
| Domestic Servant | 63 |
| Dress Maker | 62 |
| Labourer | 62 |
| Dock Labourer | 59 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 52 |
| General Servant Domestic | 43 |
| Tailor | 38 |
| General Servant | 37 |
| Laundress | 36 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 32 |
| House Keeper | 31 |
| Clerk | 31 |
| Tailoress | 30 |
| Hawker | 27 |
| Cotton Spinner | 26 |
| Charwoman | 25 |
| Blacksmith | 22 |
| Shoe Maker | 22 |
| Cotton Winder | 18 |
| Joiner | 17 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| John Kennedy | 4,922 |
| Mary Kennedy | 4,917 |
| William Kennedy | 3,150 |
| James Kennedy | 3,126 |
| Thomas Kennedy | 2,444 |
| Elizabeth Kennedy | 2,169 |
| Margaret Kennedy | 1,999 |
| Jane Kennedy | 1,220 |
| George Kennedy | 1,176 |
| Sarah Kennedy | 1,158 |
| Ann Kennedy | 1,141 |
| Ellen Kennedy | 1,121 |
| Catherine Kennedy | 1,100 |
| Robert Kennedy | 889 |
| Annie Kennedy | 818 |
| Joseph Kennedy | 803 |
| Patrick Kennedy | 803 |
| Edward Kennedy | 775 |
| Michael Kennedy | 766 |
| Eliza Kennedy | 588 |
| Bridget Kennedy | 582 |
| Charles Kennedy | 575 |
| Alice Kennedy | 572 |
| Henry Kennedy | 532 |
| David Kennedy | 423 |
| Rank | Surname | Match | Census Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennedy | 100% | 58,481 |
| 2 | Kenedy | 86% | 2,596 |
| 3 | Kennady | 86% | 1,052 |
| 4 | Kenndy | 86% | 255 |
| 5 | Kennedey | 88% | 247 |
| 6 | Kenneday | 88% | 232 |
| 7 | Kinnedy | 86% | 156 |
| 8 | Kennidy | 86% | 114 |
The surname Kennedy is the most popular version of all its varients