Keenan meaning | Last name Keenan origin

Following is the meaning of Keenan surname. Family name Keenan is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Keenan
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Keenan

Keenan is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Keenan has 6 characters long in length.

Keenan is common in United States country(ies).

Keenan is ranked 9930 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Keenan bearers increased by 5.592737 per cent in 2010 US census to 20353 since 2000, the surname slipped by 58 spots and ranked at 1765. The last name was found in around 69 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 92.87 94.5
Hispanic or Latino 2.29 1.39
Black 2.22 2.13
Others 1.54 1.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.65 0.42
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.43 0.43

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

How popular is Keenan?

Keenan is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Northern Ireland is ahead in terms of density. Around 54211 people have been found who wears Keenan as their family name. Keenan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
486,351 Russia10
275,830 Ukraine8
705 Gibraltar7
1,346 Bermuda6
7,031 China6
8,582 Japan6
11,802 Egypt4
1,014,159 India4
7,458 Bulgaria3
13,901 Trinidad and Tobago3
35,184 Poland3
147,165 Czech Republic2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
5,318 Iraq2
28,083 Romania2
34,681 Norway2
2,151 Fiji2
26,123 Malaysia2
35,969 Denmark2
5,139 Bolivia2
6,103 Cyprus2
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Immigrants to US

Francis Keenan worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for New-York from Liverpool on Arabella and arrived on May 14, 1846. Bridget Keenan, aged 17, Maid Mary Keenan, Workman James Keenan, Workman Maurice Keenan, James Keenan (17) Workman, Dennis Keenan, aged 14, 50 years old Ally Keenan, Patt Keenan, aged 32, and 645 other Keenan around 46.63% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and seamstress, spinster, carpenter, weaver, gardner/grower, farmer, engineer, clerk, house keeper, smith, mason, shoemaker, baker, milliner, dressmaker, laundry man/ ironer migrated to US.

Celebrities having Keenan surname

Barbara Milano Keenan Judge
Alanna Keenan Costume designer
Te Aroha Keenan Coach
Joseph Henry Keenan Mechanical Engineer
Michael Keenan Member of the Australian House of Representatives
Jimmie Keenan Baseball Player
Cody Keenan Speechwriter
Brigid Keenan Author
Derek Keenan Coach
Camille Keenan Actress
  • In 2013, Kevin Keenan characterized the role of Aristophanes in drama flick Made in Belfast.
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