The Kenner surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,045 people carried this name — #6,694 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 58,500 people counted. That is up 31% from 3,865 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Kenner surname

From kennen (“to know”) + -er.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entries «Kenner» (German) and «kennen» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 45 people named Kenner.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Seine-et-Marne.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
Seine-et-Marne 15
Vosges 11
Haut-Rhin 5
Paris 5
Val-de-Marne 2
Yvelines 2
Loir-et-Cher 1
Doubs 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 39 people named Kenner live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 28
Corrientes 11

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

31 people named Kenner have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 42 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Opole.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Opole 15
Łódź 9
Pomeranian 7

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Kenner in American newspapers,
1904–1905.

Newspaper page from The West Virginia News carrying the name Kenner
The West Virginia News 1905-09-30
Newspaper page from Waterbury Evening Democrat carrying the name Kenner
Waterbury Evening Democrat 1904-08-11
Newspaper page from The West Virginia News carrying the name Kenner
The West Virginia News 1905-11-18

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Kenner in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

2,479 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kenner. The most, 371, date from the 1900s. South Australia has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 4.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

South Australia 873
Tasmania 664
Victoria 443
New South Wales 345
Queensland 84
Western Australia 64
ACT (Canberra) 5

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kenner.

Who carried it

People named Kenner,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Duncan F. Kenner
    Duncan F. Kenner 1813–1887 · lawyer
  • Joseph Kenner 1794–1868 · writer
  • Georgianna K. Offutt 1868–1949 · physician
  • Jacob Kenner 1884–1951
  • James Kenner 1885–1974 · organic chemist
  • George Kenner 1888–1971 · painter

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Kenner,
in the records of 7 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States502 records

502 records of the Kenner name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 141
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 129
  • Other U.S. records 232
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert W. Kenner

    Born 1925 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1943 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri; driver. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Kirby's-Tucker Memorial Cemetery, Mountain Home, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Margaretha Kenner

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Helvetia from Havre, aged 54; farmer. From Baden, Germany.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Esley W. Kenner

    U.S. Army veteran of World War I. Born 1891, died 1985; buried at Nashville National Cemetery, Tennessee.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 502 records for Kenner in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia92 records

92 records of the Kenner name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 53
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 22
  • Other Australian records 17
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William Kenner

    Died 1916 in Ulverstone, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1916.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jane Warn Kenner

    Born 1862 in Port Sorell, Tasmania. Married 1891 in Ulverstone, Tasmania, aged 28.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Geo Kenner

    Arrived in Victoria in 1854 aboard the Oracle, aged 31; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 92 records for Kenner in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Germany72 records

72 records of the Kenner name in Germany Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list August Kenner

    From Krummenacker, Eßlingen. Reported wounded in the Württemberg casualty list of 24 October 1916 (Infantry Regiment No. 126).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 1 of 72 records for Kenner in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0).

France19 records

19 records of the Kenner name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Pierre Kenner

    Born 1927 in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges; died 1987 in Saint-Dié (Vosges).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Germaine Eugenie Kenner

    Born 1897 in Provins (Seine-et-Marne); died 1982 in Nice (Alpes-Maritimes).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Victor Kenner

    Born 1902 in Niederhergheim; died 1989 in Mulhouse (Haut-Rhin).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 19 records for Kenner in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Netherlands14 records

14 records of the Kenner name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 6
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 6
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 2
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Anna Maria Kenner

    Died 1893 in Geleen, aged 39.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anthonie Kenner

    Married in 1681 in Groningen.

    Open Archives, Groninger Archieven (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Johannes Kenner

    Buried in 1810 in Bergen op Zoom.

    Open Archives, West Brabants Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 14 records for Kenner in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Kenner name in New Zealand Christchurch City cemetery records
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Louisa Kenner

    Buried in 1941 at Lyttelton Public Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, aged 82.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record John Kenner

    Died 1892, aged 73; buried at Lyttelton Public Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jane Kenner

    Died 1904, aged 82; buried at Lyttelton Public Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

Canada2 records

2 records of the Kenner name in Canada Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Clifford Kenner

    Died 1972; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Henry Nolan Kenner

    Died 1988; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

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