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There are approximately 2,434 people named Kenney in the UK. That makes it the 3,860th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 39 are named Kenney.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Kenney surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

KENNEY. The Kenneys, who settled in Ireland temp. Edw. IV. A.D. 1472, were of high antiquity in Somersetsliire, deriving their name from Kenue in that county. So early as 12 Henry II., John de Kenne held two knight's fees in Kenue. The name has been variously spelt Kenne, Kenei, Kenny, and Kenney. B.L.G. (Kenny of Kilclogher.) But another family-, Kenny of Balliurobe, claim to be of Huguenot extraction, and to have gone from France into Ireland about the year 16G0.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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