Kenny Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kenny Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kenny family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 92
Labourer 50
House Servant 36
Agricultural Labourer 29
Servant 22
Hawker 16
Farm Labourer 14
Dress Maker 14
Dock Labourer 10
General Servant 8
Frame Work Knitter 8
Laundress 7
At Home 7
Shoemaker 6
House Keeper 6
Factory Hand 5
Carpenter 5
Laborer 5
Tailor 5
Brick Layer 4
Pauper 4
Charwoman 4
Nurse 4
Stocking Weaver 4
Cook 4

Kenny Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Kenny 100% 18,502
2 Kenney 83% 10,760
3 Kinney 67% 1,172
4 Keeney 67% 621
5 Kinny 80% 387
6 Keny 80% 346
7 Keney 80% 175
8 Kengie 50% 122

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The surname Kenny is the most popular version of all its varients

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