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 522
General Labourer 67
Labourer 47
Agricultural Labourer 40
Domestic Servant 39
Coal Miner 34
General Servant 26
Cotton Weaver 23
Dock Labourer 23
Charwoman 18
Dress Maker 18
Tailor 18
Hawker 14
Laundress 14
Cotton Operative 14
Farm Labourer 14
Bricklayer Labourer 12
Servant 12
Plasterer 11
Bricklayer 11
Carter 11
House Keeper 11
None 10
General Servant Domestic 9
Cotton Winder 9

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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