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There are approximately 2,767 people named Kinnear in the UK. That makes it the 3,497th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 44 are named Kinnear.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Scotland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic


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The Kinnear surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Gaelic.) A head man or chief. Ceanneir, from Ceann, head, and eir, an abbreviation of fear, a man.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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