How common is the last name Kearney?

19,464 people in the United States have the last name Kearney, about 1 in 15,356. It ranks #1,805 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KEARNEY

#1,805

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
19,464
About
1 in 15,356
This common or more
46.6%
Who bears it

Of the 19,464 people with the last name Kearney, 73.3% reported their origin as White, 18.8% as Black and 3.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Kearney

#1,803 Mcwilliams · 19,487#1,804 Jain · 19,471#1,806 Rendon · 19,447#1,807 Caruso · 19,441

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Kearney, most common first.

#23,166 Kerney · 1,133#53,213 Kearn · 420#94,713 Kearny · 207

Also a first name

As a first name, Kearney ranks #27,021 of 53,615, with 341 people. See Kearney as a first name

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