Popularity of the last name by country

Germany

• Berlin (318)
• Niedersachsen (183)
• Bayern (149)
• Nordrhein-Westfalen (120)
• Hessen (90)
• Brandenburg (47)
• Baden Wurttemberg (30)
• Hamburg (30)
• Mecklenburg Vorpommern (27)
• Sachsen (23)
• Bremen (22)
• Rheinland Pfalz (10)
• Schleswig Holstein (6)
• Sachsen Anhalt (5)
• Thuringen (4)
• Saarland (1)

All countries

• United States (374,299)
• United Kingdom (259,643)
• Ireland (127,496)
• Australia (32,614)
• New Zealand (22,873)
• Canada (16,838)
• Switzerland (6,222)
• France (5,168)
• Unknown country (3,563)
• Spain (1,375)
• Italy (1,319)
• Germany (1,245)
• Netherlands (1,051)
• Estonia (658)
• Belgium (571)
• Colombia (535)
• Mexico (528)
• Cuba (486)
• Russian Federation (362)
• India (333)
• China (301)
• Poland (265)
• Sweden (249)
• South Africa (246)
• Argentina (228)
• Paraguay (227)
• Greece (209)
• Austria (200)
• Brazil (151)
• Turkey (142)
• Peru (141)
• Viet Nam (138)
• Korea, Republic of (116)
• Egypt (114)
• Jamaica (107)
• Portugal (106)
• Japan (104)
• Norway (101)
• Lebanon (98)
• Indonesia (92)

Origine of last name

KENNEDY : From the Gaelic or Celtic words Kean-na-ty; the head of the house, or chief of the clan. Ceannaide signifies also a shopkeeper, a merchant.