US Population With Last Name Kennedy By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 171,636 people in the US whose last name was Kennedy, and the rate of occurence of the Kennedy last name was 63.62 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Kennedy identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (82.97%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (12.98%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.57%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Kennedy By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Kennedy last name.

US Population With Last Name Kennedy By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 142406 82.97
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 22278 12.98
Hispanic or Latino 2695 1.57
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 2403 1.40
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1064 0.62
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 790 0.46