KENNEDY Surname Maps of Ireland

Where in Ireland does the family KENNEDY come from? Is KENNEDY a common surname in Ireland? The maps on this page are based on the 1901 and 1911 census of Ireland, available here: Census of Ireland.

KENNEDY in 1901

There were 18,059 with this surname in Ireland in 1901. The surname is ranked 13th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

Religion: Catholic: 14,134 (78.27%), Presbyterian: 2,082 (11.53%), Anglican: 1,398 (7.74%), Other / Not Given: 183 (1.01%), Methodist: 163 (0.90%), Congregationalist: 45 (0.25%), Quaker: 23 (0.13%), Christian: 13 (0.07%), Baptist: 9 (0.05%), Plymouth Brethren: 4 (0.02%), Church of God: 2 (0.01%), Independent: 1 (0.01%), Protestant: 1 (0.01%), Unknown: 1 (0.01%)

KENNEDY Surname Map in Ireland in 1901

KENNEDY in 1911

There were 17,543 with this surname in Ireland in 1911. The surname is ranked 16th in Ireland. MURPHY is ranked 1st since it is the most common Irish surname.

KENNEDY Surname Map in Ireland in 1911

Woulfe Surname Index for KENNEDY

The Rev. Patrick Woulfe provided lists of surname associations for Irish surnames in his book Irish Names and Surnames. Below is a list of these associations for the surname KENNEDY.

Dúchas Surname Index for KENNEDY

The Dúchas Surname Index is a set of surname associations compiled by the Irish Folklore Commission. Below is a list of these associations for the surname KENNEDY. Learn more at Dúchas Surname Index.

KENNEDY in 1901 (Farmer)

Map is based on households which had at least one member who had an occupation containing "Farm" or "Agri".

KENNEDY Farmer Surname Map in 1901

KENNEDY in 1901 (Catholic)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname KENNEDY who are Catholic in each locality

KENNEDY Catholic Surname Map in 1901

KENNEDY in 1901 (Anglican)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname KENNEDY who are Anglican in each locality

KENNEDY Anglican Surname Map in 1901

KENNEDY in 1901 (Presbyterian)

Map shows the percentage of people with the surname KENNEDY who are Presbyterian in each locality

KENNEDY Presbyterian Surname Map in 1901

KENNEDY in Scotland

The KENNEDY Surname in Scotland

Patterns associated with the KENNEDY surname

List of consecutive consonant patterns associated with this surname:

When producing these maps, surnames are converted to uppercase. "MC" and "M'" are replaced with "MAC", and non-alphabetic characters (hyphens, spaces, apostrophes, accents) are removed. For example, Mac Vey and McVey appear together as MACVEY. O'Neill, Oneill, ONeill and Ó Néill appear together as ONEILL, and D'Arcy and Darcy appear as DARCY.

While every effort has been made to ensure accuracy, no responsibility is taken for errors in the census data. The census is available online for verification.