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 372
General Labourer 74
Coal Miner 40
Labourer 37
Agricultural Labourer 32
Domestic Servant 25
Dress Maker 25
Cotton Weaver 19
General Servant 17
Farm Labourer 16
Dock Labourer 15
General Servant Domestic 14
Tailor 13
Living On Own Means 12
Hawker 11
Farmer 10
General Domestic Servant 10
Living On Her Own Means 10
Charwoman 9
House Keeper 9
Cook 8
Carter 8
Plasterer 8
Colliery Labourer 7
Errand Boy 7

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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