{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} '''Kenney''' is a given name and surname of Irish, Scottish, and English origin. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish Ó Cionnaith. It is also a variation of Kenny, MacKenny, O'Kenney, or Keaney.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Hanks|editor-first=Patrick|title=Dictionary of American Family Names|year=1852|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn= 9780199771691|page=294}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=MacLysaght |first1=Edward |title=Surnames of Ireland |date=1988 |publisher=Irish Academic Press |isbn=9781911024644 |edition=6th}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=O'Laughlin|first=Michael C.|title=The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small|year=2002|publisher=Irish Roots Cafe|isbn=978-0-940134-09-6|page=163}}</ref> {{tocright}}
==Given name== *Kenney Bertz (born 1983), American soccer player *Charles Kenney Duncan (1911–1994), United States Navy admiral *Kenney Funderburk (born 1992), American professional basketball player *Kenney Jones (born 1948), English drummer *Kenney Krysko, Florida herpetologist *Kenney Mencher (born 1965), American painter *Mary Kenney O'Sullivan (1864–1943), organizer in the early U.S. labor movement *Kenney Walker (born 1988), American soccer player
==Surname== *Anne Kenney, American television producer and writer *Anne R. Kenney (1950–2022), librarian and archivist *Annie Kenney (1879–1953), English suffragette *Art Kenney (1916–2014), pitcher in Major League Baseball *Arthur Kenney (disambiguation) **Arthur Kenney (basketball) (born 1946), American basketball center **Arthur Kenney (priest) (died 1855), Irish priest, Dean of Achonry *Ben Kenney (born 1977), American musician *Beverly Kenney (1932–1960), American jazz singer *Bill Kenney (born 1955), American football player and politician *Bill Kenney (American football coach), American football coach *Bob Kenney (1931–2014), American basketball player *Bryn Kenney (born 1986), American professional poker player *Cam Kenney, New Hampshire politician *Casey Kenney (born 1991), American mixed martial artist *Chad F. Kenney (born 1955), United States District Judge *Charles Lamb Kenney (1821–1881), British writer *Christine Kenney, Distinguished Professor of disaster risk reduction *Clarence Kenney (1882–1950), American football player and coach *Con Kenney (1896–1959), Australian rules footballer *Crane Kenney, Major League Baseball executive
*David R. Kenney (1974-), Canadian software executive and writer
*David T. Kenney (1866–1922), American inventor with nine patents *Dennis Kenney, American actor, singer, dancer *Donald Kenney (born 1938), American politician *Douglas Kenney (1946–1980), American writer and actor, co-founder of ''National Lampoon'' *Ed Kenney (1933–2018), American singer and actor *Edward Kenney (disambiguation) **Edward Aloysius Kenney (1884–1938), American politician **Edward John Kenney (1924–2019), British Latin professor **Edward Patrick Kenney (1888–?), Australian World War I flying ace **Edward Tourtellotte Kenney (1888–1974), merchant, agent and political figure in British Columbia *Emma Kenney (born 1999), American actress *Frederick J. Kenney, American Rear Admiral, Judge Advocate General of the US Coast Guard *Gene Kenney (1928–2022), American wrestler, football player and soccer coach *George Kenney (1889–1977), United States Army Air Forces general in World War II *George T. Kenney (born 1957), Republican member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives *H. Wesley Kenney (1926–2015), American television producer and director *Heather North Kenney (1945–2017), American television and voice actress *James Kenney (disambiguation) **James Kenney (dramatist) (1780–1849), English dramatist **James J. Kenney (1869–1916), American firefighter, first fire chief of Berkeley, California *Jenny (Jane) Kenney (1884–1961) also known as Jennie, British suffragette and Montessori teacher, sister of Annie Kenney *Jason Kenney (born 1968), Canadian politician *Jenny (Jane) Kenney (1884-1961), English suffragette *Jerry Kenney (born 1945), American Major League Baseball infielder *Jessie Kenney (1887–1985), English suffragette *Jessika Kenney, experimental vocalist, composer, and teacher *Jim Kenney (born 1958), American Democratic politician *Joe Kenney, American football player and coach *John Kenney (disambiguation) **John Kenney (baseball) (1844–1893), American professional baseball player **John A. Kenney Jr. (1914–2003), American dermatologist **John T. Kenney (1911–1972), English illustrator *Joseph Kenney (born 1960), American politician *June Kenney (1933–2021), American actress *Kitty Kenney (1880–1952), English suffragette *Kristie Kenney (born 1955), career U.S. diplomat *Larry Kenney (born 1947), American radio personality and voice actor *Laura Kenney (born 1985), Scottish long-distance runner *Lawrence Joyce Kenney (1930–1990), American Roman Catholic bishop *Lelon Kenney (1935–2018), American politician, farmer, and businessman *Leo Kenney (1925–2001), American abstract painter *Madeline Kenney, American singer-songwriter *Mart Kenney (1910–2006), Canadian musician and bandleader *Matthew Kenney (born 1964), American Celebrity chef and author *Michael Kenney, musician in the English band Iron Maiden *Mick Kenney (born 1980), British musician, artist, and record producer *Mo Kenney (born 1990), Canadian singer/songwriter *Nell Kenney (1876–1953), English suffragette *Padraic Kenney (born 1963), American historian, writer, and professor *Pat Kenney (born 1968), American professional wrestler also known as Simon Diamond *Peter Kenney (1779–1841), Irish Jesuit priest *Phyllis Gutiérrez Kenney (1936–2025), American politician of the Democratic Party *R. C. Kenney, American college sports coach *Raymond Kenney, fictional hacker from the game ''Watch Dogs'' *Richard Kenney (disambiguation) **Richard Kenney (missionary), missionary to Bombay **Richard Kenney (poet) (born 1948), poet and professor of English **Richard R. Kenney (1856–1931), American lawyer and politician *Robyn Kenney (born 1979), American field hockey player *Sean Kenney (disambiguation) **Sean Kenney (actor) (born 1944), American actor **Sean Kenney (artist) (born 1976), New York-based artist *Seth H. Kenney (1836-1917), American farmer and politician *Skip Kenney, American swimming coach *Steve Kenney (born 1955), professional American football player *Susan Kenney (born 1941), American short story writer and novelist *Ted Kenney (born 1966), Director, Field and Technical Operations at Fox Sports *Tim Kenney, director of athletics for St. Bonaventure University *Vin Kenney (1892–1959), Australian rules footballer *W. John Kenney (1904–1992), United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy *William Kenney (1870–1939), president of the Great Northern Railway
==See also== * Senator Kenney (disambiguation) * Kenney (disambiguation) * Kenney family * Kinney (disambiguation) * Kenny (disambiguation)
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Category:Surnames of Irish origin Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames