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.[1][2][3]

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  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (1852). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press, USA. p. 294. ISBN 9780199771691.
  2. ^ MacLysaght, Edward (1988). Surnames of Ireland (6th ed.). Irish Academic Press. ISBN 9781911024644.
  3. ^ O'Laughlin, Michael C. (2002). The Book of Irish Families, Great & Small. Irish Roots Cafe. p. 163. ISBN 978-0-940134-09-6.