Explore the Family Name Kenna

The meaning of Kenna

1. Scottish: shortened form of McKenna. 2. Manx and Irish: Anglicized form of Ó Cionaoith ‘descendant of Cionaoth’, an old Irish personal name, Anglicized in Scotland as Kenneth.

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How common is the last name Kenna in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kenna has seen a significant increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Kenna was ranked 15,473rd in popularity with a count of 1,737 people bearing the name. However, by 2010, the rank had improved considerably to 8,586th with a count of 3,837 individuals, marking an impressive change of 44.51% in rank and a 120.9% increase in the number of Kennas. The proportion of people named Kenna per 100k also saw a rise from 0.64 to 1.3, indicating a growth of 103.12%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,473	#8,586	44.51%
Count	1,737	3,837	120.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.64	1.3	103.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kenna

Discussing ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, those with the surname Kenna have shown changes in their ethnic identity between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic Kennas increased significantly by 344.83% and 91.12% respectively, while there was a rise in individuals identifying as Black from 0% to 1.72%. However, the proportion of Kennas identifying as White experienced a slight decrease of 4.80%, dropping from 94.07% to 89.55%. Additionally, the category of "Two or more races" showed a drop of -53.57%. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category emerged in 2010 accounting for 0.29% of Kennas, where it was previously not represented in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.07%	89.55%	-4.8%
Hispanic	2.59%	4.95%	91.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	2.58%	344.83%
Black	0%	1.72%	0%
Two or More Races	1.96%	0.91%	-53.57%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.29%	0%