Kennedy is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic or Celtic. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kennedy
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Gaelic or Celtic
Meaning: Irish surname, anglicized form of Cinnéidigh 'personal name which literally means "helmeted head," but who could also be a nickname given to him who had a deformed head. Also from the Gaelic or Celtic words Kean-na-ty; the head of the house, or chief of the clan. Ceannaide signifies also a shopkeeper, a merchant

How popular is Kennedy?

Kennedy is common in United States.

Kennedy is ranked 1068 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kennedy bearers increased by 3.046564 per cent in 2010 US census to 176865 since 2000, the surname slipped by 16 spots and ranked at 146. The last name was found in around 600 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 80.82 82.97
Black 13.63 12.98
Hispanic or Latino 2.45 1.57
Others 1.87 1.4
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.62 0.46
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.61 0.62
Kennedy is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 494832 people have been found who wears Kennedy as their family name. Kennedy is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,459 Rwanda10
883 Democratic Republic of The Congo9
2,444 Malawi8
361 Monaco8
7,544 Pakistan8
8,196 Sri Lanka8
1,985 Afghanistan7
21,957 Georgia7
4,019 Bahrain7
2,316 Iraq7
1,993 Taiwan6
1,346 Bermuda6
48,950 Moldova6
10,164 Egypt6
1,841 Ethiopia6
929 Northern Mariana Islands5
4,343 Bangladesh5
14,580 Iran5
3,608 Maldives4
1,171 Grenada4
2,306 Angola4
325 Anguilla4
1,667 Cambodia4
1,647 Fiji3
949 Belize3
6,706 Lebanon3
144,472 Kazakhstan3
4,529 Mauritius3
4,899 Ivory Coast3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
138 Solomon Islands3
6,774 Slovenia3
457 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines3
23,165 Romania3
4,333 Puerto Rico3
177 Norfolk Island3
1,851 Togo3
8,993 Tunisia3
15,591 Burkina Faso2
698 Antigua and Barbuda2
1,256 Myanmar2
14,621 Croatia2
1,753 Cuba2
1,136 Mali2
476 Djibouti2
1,143 French Polynesia2
1,421 Gabon2
1,151 Brunei2
261 Vanuatu2
2,794 El Salvador2
384 Guinea2
1,848 Madagascar2
37,779 Serbia1
1,572 Macau1
846 American Samoa1
16,073 Latvia1
7,847 Albania1
1,819 Laos1
2,578 Guam1
5,467 Haiti1
480 Micronesia1
7,110 Bosnia1
3,952 Yemen1
799 British Virgin Islands1
16,228 Bulgaria1
1,253 Burundi1
6,033 Benin1
1,179 Swaziland1
801 Cape Verde1
24,421 Slovakia1
1,433 Sierra Leone1
586 San Marino1
340 Comoros1
318 Montserrat1
7,314 Bolivia1
510 East Timor1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
9,255 Uruguay49
613 The Bahamas49
8,316 Portugal46
1,273 Luxembourg46
144 Cayman Islands44
890 Iceland44
2,378 Zambia44
1,957 Japan41
8,702 Qatar37
3,275 Thailand36
36,961 Czech Republic34
3,075 Cyprus34
2,744 Nicaragua26
302 Saint Kitts and Nevis26
3,118 Senegal25
45,749 Philippines24
24,221 Saudi Arabia21
8,811 Cameroon18
886 United States Virgin Islands18
1,286 Malta16
64,976 Belarus13
1,866 Vietnam13
652 South Korea13
4,710 Oman12
7,070 Kuwait12
481 Gibraltar11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
7,560 Finland97
89,695 Germany94
361 Saint Lucia87
12,775 Israel82
74 Turks and Caicos Islands80
146 Jersey72
1,517 Costa Rica67
104 Guernsey67
787 China66
79,768 Ukraine56
192 Isle of Man55
Countries with hundreds of Kennedy:
5,384 Argentina971
438 Namibia733
3,393 Colombia646
7,041 Spain582
20,455 Indonesia557
11,594 Algeria536
13,064 Turkey524
20,316 Italy504
2,071 Austria498
617 Hong Kong475
490 Trinidad and Tobago460
1,075 Singapore414
6,884 Netherlands403
1,727 Dominican Republic397
947 Botswana376
1,362 Honduras370
14,898 Morocco336
17,922 Poland334
3,083 Sweden326
3,614 Switzerland324
11,234 Uzbekistan303
6,653 Zimbabwe294
7,448 Peru285
4,721 Hungary262
3,873 Guatemala246
4,366 Chile234
7,648 Venezuela201
9,896 Greece197
735 Guyana190
1,918 Panama179
73,008 Russia176
4,978 Ecuador161
4,701 Norway157
12,260 Belgium148
4,692 Denmark128
397 Barbados124
9,004 United Arab Emirates107
Countries with thousands of Kennedy:
53 Scotland8,381
74 Liberia7,115
961 Sudan4,639
32 Northern Ireland4,495
97 New Zealand4,000
235 Papua New Guinea2,989
2,778 Mexico2,905
17,238 India2,529
2,501 Tanzania2,128
1,542 Mozambique2,063
4,960 France1,678
285 Jamaica1,517
1,899 Malaysia1,467
498 Paraguay1,417
256 Wales1,287
Countries with ten thousands of Kennedy:
578 Nigeria44,934
139 England33,276
181 Kenya32,721
81 Canada28,842
72 Australia25,568
19 Ireland16,706
332 Uganda16,430
1,421 Brazil11,002
627 South Africa10,940
392 Ghana10,464
Countries with hundred thousands of Kennedy:
124 United States200,364
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Alice Kennedy was 44 years old when she migrated to USA during Irish famine on March 13, 1846. She lived in Great Britain and took Prince Albert from London. Jane Kennedy (11), Owen Kennedy, aged 32, Workman John Kennedy, Margaret Kennedy (20) Workwoman, Infant Bridget Kennedy, 24 years old William Kennedy, Mary Kennedy (19) Maid, Louisa Kennedy, aged 12, and 2208 other Kennedy around 49.71% of whom were workman while others worked as weaver and surgeon, spinster, tailoress, slater, barrel maker/ cooper, farmer, mechanic, clerk, joiner, painter, carpenter, blacksmith, smith, servant, bootmaker, mason, baker, tinsmith, seamstress, matron, whitesmith, dressmaker, nurse, merchant, shoemaker, gardner/grower, draper, grocer, spinner, stone cutter, miner, ostler, shop keeper, brickmaker migrated to US.

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Twila Pruett
Kennedy is an Irish family name, former nickname, derived from the Gaelic ceanaidech, that is to say the head protector.

Kennedy Namesakes

    Page Kennedy, American actor and rapper, best known for his role as Randon Randell in the Spike TV series Blue Mountain State
    Alan Kennedy, English former footballer, played for defense
  • Andrea Kennedy, Actor
  • John F. Kennedy, 35th U.S. President
  • Adrienne Kennedy, Playwright
  • Agnieszka Kennedy, Lawyer
  • Ambrose Kennedy, U.S. representative
  • Alisa Kennedy, Moira Shearer's daughter
  • Gilbert Kennedy, 1st Lord Kennedy, James Kennedy's brother
  • Caroline Kennedy, Author
  • Akina Kennedy-Shift, Actor
  • Alanna Kennedy, Soccer player
  • In 2018, Claire Kennedy played the role of Jen in comedy film Sushi Tushi or How Asia Broke Into American Pro Football.
  • In 2017 fantasy flick, Theseus and the Minotaur, Gus Kennedy played Gregorios.
  • In 2017, Kat Kennedy portrayed the role of Matthias in sci-fi film The Alpha Omega Man.
  • Brennan Kennedy portrayed small character of The Kidd in 2014 horror flick Masked Maniac Vs the Zombies.
  • Jason Peter Kennedy, from 2016 drama, sci-fi film Rose-Colored, who played Klive.
  • In 2014, Daniel Kennedy characterized the role of Kyle Selznik in mystery film Amiss.
  • Hugh Kennedy, from 2011 action and comedy movie Hope, who played the Vincent DeChappelle.
  • In 2011 comedy and drama flick, Angel's Wings, Willie Kennedy played Rehab Assistant.
  • Ren Kennedy played leading role of Queen Morgana in 0 sci-fi flick Nephel, the Fallen.
  • In 2018, Madeleine Kennedy characterized the role of Sam in drama film Thicker Than Water.
  • In 2014 drama film, Cierre a Blancas, Raúl Kennedy characterized Ricardo.
  • Carla Kennedy, from 2005 horror, thriller movie Sleep Disorder, who characterized the N.
  • In 2003, Tom Kennedy played the role of Tom in comedy film Driving 101.
  • In 2009 adventure flick, E.S.O. Entitat sobrenatural oculta, Cadhla Kennedy played N.
  • Josh Kennedy portrayed crucial character of Officer Paquanio in 2006 horror, sci-fi flick Mark of the Damned.
  • Linda Kennedy characterized the critical character of Suzanne in 2011 horror and mystery film Almost Human.
  • Rebekah Kennedy, from 2017 drama film To the Bone, who characterized the Penny.

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