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 345
Labourer 43
Agricultural Labourer 29
General Labourer 23
Farm Labourer 19
Coal Miner 18
Laundress 13
Domestic Servant 12
Dress Maker 12
Cotton Weaver 12
House Keeper 10
Plasterer 9
Stocking Frame Work Knitter 9
Dock Labourer 8
General Servant Domestic 7
Shoe Maker 7
Tailoress 7
Bricklayer Labourer 7
Chemical Labourer 7
Cotton Spinner 7
General Servant 7
Annuitant 6
Porter 6
No Occupation 5
Tailor 5

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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