Last Name KENNETT

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Meaning Nickname: Le kenet. From 'kenet,' a little dog. Also. local. 'of Kennett,' a parish in county Cambridge, five miles from Newmarket. Also East and West Kennett, parishes in county Wilts.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish

Rank 12,911 (2000 US census) 11,204 (1990 US census)
Count 2,183 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.14%, or 2055 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 1.6%, or 35 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.73%, or 16 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.32%, or 7 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.33%, or 29 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.88%, or 41 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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