Explore the Family Name Kennerley

The meaning of Kennerley

English (Cheshire and Lancashire): 1. variant of Kenworthy. 2. occasionally a habitational name from Kennerleigh (Devon). The placename derives from the Old English personal name Cyneweard + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Kennerley witnessed a slight increase in the first decade of the 21st century. In 2000, the surname ranked at 133,114 in terms of popularity and increased its positioning to 128,249 by 2010, reflecting a change of 3.65%. The count of individuals carrying the Kennerley surname also grew from 117 in 2000 to 133 in 2010, which indicates an increase of 13.68%. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Kennerley surname per 100k of the population rose from 0.04% in 2000 to 0.05% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#133,114	#128,249	3.65%
Count	117	133	13.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.04	0.05	25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kennerley

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnic identity reveals that the majority of individuals bearing the Kennerley surname identify as White, although there was a slight decline in this group between 2000 and 2010, from 96.58% to 87.97%. Interestingly, there was no record of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was a new emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races by 2010, accounting for 10.53% of those with the Kennerley surname, which was not noted in the 2000 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.58%	87.97%	-8.91%
Two or More Races	0%	10.53%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%