Kearney or Kearneys is an Irish surname.

• Aaron Kearney (born 1971), Australian broadcaster, journalist and sports commentator.
• Aidan Kearney (disambiguation), several people
• Andrew Thomas Kearney (1892–1962), founder of management consulting firm A. T. Kearney
• Anne Kearney, American chef and restaurateur
• Bernard W. Kearney (1889–1976), Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from New York
• Bob Kearney (born 1956), former American professional baseball player
• Brett Kearney (born 1983), Australian professional rugby league footballer
• Bryan Kearney, Irish DJ/producer
• Charles E. Kearney (1820–1898), American railroad businessman
• Clayton Kearney (born 1964), former Australian sprinter and professional fitness coach
• Colm Kearney (?–2018), Irish economist
• Conor Kearney, Irish footballer and hurler
• David Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
• Denis Kearney (1847–1907), California anti-Chinese labor leader, 1870s
• Dennis J. Kearney (born 1949), American attorney and politician in Massachusetts
• Douglas Kearney, American poet
• Dyre Kearney (died 1791), American lawyer and delegate for Delaware to the Continental Congress
• Elfric Wells Chalmers Kearney (1881–1966), Australian inventor, engineer and author
• Emma Kearney (actress) (born 1981), Irish television and theatre actress
• Emma Kearney (sportswoman) (born 1989), Australian cricket and football player
• Eric Kearney (born 1963), American politician in the state of Ohio
• Fred Kearney (1897–1998), Canadian ice hockey player
• Garnet Kearney (1884–1971), Canadian doctor
• Gillian Kearney (born 1972), British actress
• Gus Kearney (1870–1907), Australian rules footballer
• Hagen Kearney (born 1991), American snowboarder
• Hannah Kearney (born 1986), American mogul skier
• Hugh Kearney (1924–2017), British-born historian
• James Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
• Janis F. Kearney, American author, lecturer, and publisher
• Jim Kearney (rugby union) (1920–1998), New Zealand international rugby player
• Jim Kearney (American football) (born 1943), American football player
• Jim Kearney (Australian footballer) (1894–1944), player for Geelong and Richmond between 1915 and 1921
• John Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jonathan Kearney (born 1971), English artist
• Joseph Kearney (1927–2010), American university athletics administrator
• Liam Kearney (born 1983), Irish professional footballer
• Mark Kearney (footballer) (born 1962), English footballer
• Mark A. Kearney (born 1962), American federal judge
• Martha Kearney (born 1957), Irish-born British broadcaster and journalist
• Mat Kearney (born 1978), American singer-songwriter
• Michael Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
• Miriam Kearney (born 1959), former Irish politician
• Molly Kearney, American actor and comedian
• Patrick Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
• Paul Kearney (born 1967), Northern Irish fantasy author
• Peadar Kearney (1883–1942), author of the Irish national anthem
• Raymond Augustine Kearney (1902–1956), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
• Richard Kearney (born 1954), Irish philosopher
• Rob Kearney (born 1986), Irish rugby union footballer
• Stephen Kearney (born 1972), New Zealand rugby league footballer and coach
• Stephen W. Kearney (1794–1848), U.S. military officer
• Teresa Kearney (1875–1957), Irish religious
• Thomas Henry Kearney (1874–1956), American botanist
• Tim Kearney (American football), American football player
• Tim Kearney (politician), American politician from Pennsylvania
• Tom Kearney (disambiguation), multiple people
• Tony Kearney, Scottish actor and TV presenter
• Tully Kearney (born 1997), English swimmer
• Victor Kearney (1903–1982), Australian politician