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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Kennedy

Kennedy is the 149th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 171,457 people carried it — about 57.4 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Kennedy are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White78.0%
Black13.3%
Multiracial3.9%
Hispanic3.5%
Asian American0.8%
Native American0.6%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#137
166,636
2000
#130
171,636
2010
#146
176,865
2020
#149
171,457
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