The kilkenny Surname

kilkenny Name Meaning and History

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Giolla Chainnigh ‘son of the devotee of (Saint) Cainneach’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The kilkenny name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the kilkenny family name as far back in history as possible.

kilkenny Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of kilkenny Families in the US in 1920

Number of kilkenny families

17-31

6-16

1-5

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Anthony Kilkenny	Sean Zinn	9
Looking for my branch of the 'Kilkennys'	ElaineCordingley	16
Birth Certificates	touchinhands	0
John Connors Ballyhale Kilkenny	nbrighton1	0
Kilkenny	mintdogs	1
Kilkenny family	C. Wilson	28
Kilkenny, gaghen, Kelly, ireland born	noksite1	0
KIlkenny decendants	@@dideyjohn@yahoo.com	0
James and Patrick Kilkenny	@@dideyjohn@yahoo.com	0
Kilkenney family in England	Sandy Lovell	1

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