Explore the Family Name Kenley
The meaning of Kenley
1. Scottish: shortened form of a variant of McKinley. 2. English: habitational name from any of the places in Shropshire and Greater London (formerly Surrey), so named from the Old English personal name Cēna + lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Kenley in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kenley has seen a slight shift between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kenley was the 22,039th most common surname in the United States, with 1,096 individuals carrying it. By 2010, the rank had slid to 23,167, despite a slight increase in the actual count of people with this last name, which rose to 1,101. The proportion of people named Kenley per 100,000 also declined slightly, from 0.41 to 0.37, reflecting a change of -9.76%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #22,039 | #23,167 | -5.12% |
| Count | 1,096 | 1,101 | 0.46% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.41 | 0.37 | -9.76% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kenley
The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kenley also demonstrated changes over the same decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of people with the surname identified as White (81.75%), followed by Black (15.33%), Hispanic (0.91%) and those identifying with two or more races (1.09%). No Kenleys identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native. By 2010, while White remained the dominant ethnicity at 75.57%, there were notable increases in identification as Black (20.07%), Hispanic (2.09%) and those specifying two or more races (1.63%). The percentage change was particularly significant for those identifying as Hispanic, with an increase of 129.67%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 81.75% | 75.57% | -7.56% |
| Black | 15.33% | 20.07% | 30.92% |
| Hispanic | 0.91% | 2.09% | 129.67% |
| Two or More Races | 1.09% | 1.63% | 49.54% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |