The Kinney surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 31,558 people carried this name — #1,113 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 9,350 people counted. That is up 2% from 30,956 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Kinney surname

A surname from Irish, an anglicization of Ó Cionaodha (“descendant of Kenneth”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Kinney» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Kinney in American newspapers,
1911–1920.

Newspaper page from The Mirror And Farmer carrying the name Kinney
The Mirror And Farmer 1911-12-07
Newspaper page from Okolona Messenger carrying the name Kinney
Okolona Messenger 1920-05-20

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

In print

Kinney in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

6,892 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Kinney. The most, 1,404, date from the 1890s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.5 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,424
Queensland 1,397
Victoria 1,371
South Australia 291
Western Australia 177
Tasmania 167
ACT (Canberra) 44
Northern Territory 2

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

Who carried it

People named Kinney,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Amory Kinney
    Amory Kinney 1791–1859 · lawyer
  • William Burnet Kinney
    William Burnet Kinney 1799–1880 · diplomat
  • Delfon Garnell Kinney Sr. d. 2019
  • Parley Kinney 1753–1833
  • Abraham Kinney 1762–1816
  • Abigail Kinney 1779–1873

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 Kinney,
in the records of 5 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 States3,099 records

3,099 records of the Kinney name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,194
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 544
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 530
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 317
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 216
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 179
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 89
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 9
  • Sacramento County historic burials 8
  • Riverside Cemetery, Asheville (North Carolina) 2
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Daniel L. Kinney

    Born 1918 in California. Enlisted 1941 at San Francisco; driver from San Francisco County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Eagle Point National Cemetery, Oregon.

    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 Catherine Kinney

    Arrived at New York in 1835 aboard the Tally Ho from Liverpool, aged 30; laborer. From Loryford, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Delmer Langly Kinney

    Born 1951; from Chicago, Illinois. U.S. Army, ammunition helper; died in an accident 1969 in Bien Hoa, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 3,099 records for Kinney in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · City of Asheville (public domain, PDDL) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada479 records

479 records of the Kinney name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 462
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 8
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Harriet Kinney

    Died 1919 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Verna Kinney

    Died 1996; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Irvin James Kinney

    Died in service in 1945.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 479 records for Kinney in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia65 records

65 records of the Kinney name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 42
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 5
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Kinney

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Roslin Castle, arriving 1833; ticket of leave 1837.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Kinney

    Arrived in Victoria in 1858 aboard the Oceanica, aged 30; Irish.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record William George Kinney

    Farmer of Tamleugh West, Victoria; died 1973.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 65 records for Kinney in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

New Zealand6 records

6 records of the Kinney name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 5
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Louie Kinney

    Died 1943, aged 75; buried at Linwood Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Livre d’or of the French war dead, Paris
    Example: roll of the war dead
    War record F. Kinney

    New Zealand Infantry. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Clara Monica Kinney

    Died 1978, aged 75; buried at Memorial Park Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 6 records for Kinney in New Zealand.

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); Livre d’or of the war dead, Paris, Ministère des pensions, Archives nationales (CC0).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Kinney name in the United Kingdom St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Margaret Kinney

    Buried in 1852 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 62.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Counts: MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

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