MeaningIrish surname meaning "descendant of Cearnaigh."
OriginModern American
GenderUnisex
Syllables2
NumerologyLife Path 7
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Origin & history of Kearney
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Modern American roots
Kearney comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Irish surname meaning "descendant of Cearnaigh.".
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How popular is Kearney?
1924peak year
Today, Kearney has effectively disappeared from U.S. birth records. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1924, 10 babies were given the name (ranked #2927 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1940s. In all, around 327 babies have been registered as Kearney since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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