Keane meaning | Last name Keane origin

Following is the meaning of Keane surname. Family name Keane is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Keane
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Keane

Keane is used as a family name or surname in Ireland languages. Keane has 5 characters long in length.

Keane is common in Ireland country(ies).

Keane is ranked 11786 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Keane bearers increased by 7.879872 per cent in 2010 US census to 11459 since 2000, the surname slipped by 33 spots and ranked at 3154. The last name was found in around 39 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.66 95.1
Hispanic or Latino 2.58 1.5
Others 1.68 1.23
Black 1.55 1.1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
1.34 0.86
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.17 0.22

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Keane

How popular is Keane?

Keane is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 45321 people have been found who wears Keane as their family name. Keane is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
932 Bermuda9
5,565 Costa Rica8
9,053 Senegal5
1,171 Grenada4
75,381 Kyrgyzstan4
3,752 Iraq3
35,184 Poland3
2,935 Angola3
119,730 Brazil3
32,695 Nigeria3
4,104 South Korea2
5,936 Bahrain2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
14,521 Portugal2
11,224 Cameroon2
40,256 Mexico2
20,186 Kenya2
6,353 Panama2
6,266 Luxembourg2
17,547 Colombia2
883 Macau2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

Joanna Keane from Ireland aboard the Adirondack from Cork on April 11, 1846 during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 20 years old when she arrived in USA. 25 years old Patk. Keane, 24 years old Elizabeth Keane, 3 years old Rose Keane, 26 years old Eliza Keane, Workman William Keane, 40 years old Barthly Keane, Workman Michael Keane, Workman John Keane, 36 years old Mary Keane, and 276 other Keane around 47.45% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster and farmer, carpenter, shoemaker migrated to US from Glasgow, Liverpool and Galway.

Celebrities having Keane surname

Glen Keane, American animator, author, illustrator and director
Glen Keane Animator
Bil Keane Cartoonist
Dolores Keane Singer
Lorraine Keane Broadcaster
Lorraine Keane Broadcaster
Brian Keane Composer
Christy Keaney Musical Artist
Sir John Keane, 1st Baronet Politician
Brian Keane Composer
Bil Keane Cartoonist
  • In 2019, Zachary Keane characterized the role of Don and Chris in fantasy, thriller movie Faith Lost.
  • Gemma-Louise Keane portrayed the vital character of Laura Thompson in 2020 horror movie Chestersberg.
  • Xania Keane, from 2009 comedy and musical film The Upside, who portrayed Jamie.
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