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