Explore the Family Name Kinnee

The meaning of Kinnee

Scottish: variant of Kinney.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Kinnee has seen a slight decline over a decade. In 2000, Kinnee ranked at 54,020 but slipped to 61,123 in 2010, marking a decrease of 13.15%. The count of people with the Kinnee surname also dropped from 358 in 2000 to 329 in 2010, resulting in an 8.1% change. Furthermore, the proportion of the name per 100k population went down by 15.38%, from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#54,020#61,123-13.15%
Count358329-8.1%
Proportion per 100k0.130.11-15.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kinnee

The same U.S. Census data reveals shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Kinnee surname between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, accounting for 93.02% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 94.22% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 2.79% in 2000, rising to 3.04% in 2010. The percentage of those reporting two or more races dropped to zero in 2010, from 2.79% in 2000. Meanwhile, there were no reported instances of individuals with the Kinnee surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

20002010Change
White93.02%94.22%1.29%
Hispanic2.79%3.04%8.96%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races2.79%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%