How common is the last name Kennedy?

171,457 people in the United States have the last name Kennedy, about 1 in 1,743. It ranks #149 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KENNEDY

#149

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
171,457
About
1 in 1,743
This common or more
19.9%
Who bears it

Of the 171,457 people with the last name Kennedy, 78% reported their origin as White, 13.3% as Black and 3.9% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Kennedy

#147 Woods · 172,463#148 Washington · 172,075#150 Guzman · 170,696#151 Wang · 169,987

Spelled almost the same

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

#14,067 Kennett · 2,050#25,124 Kenneth · 1,033#52,802 Kenedy · 424#65,003 Kenady · 330#79,118 Kennady · 260#115,151 Kenndey · 161#115,686 Kenneda · 160

Also a first name

As a first name, Kennedy ranks #683 of 53,615, with 77,115 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2015, with 4,688 births. See Kennedy as a first name

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