Kean meaning | Last name Kean origin

Following is the meaning of Kean surname. Family name Kean is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kean
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: Ceann, the head, the top, a chief, a commander

Kean is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic languages. Kean has 4 characters long in length.

Kean is common in Australia country(ies).

Kean is ranked 16667 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Kean bearers increased by 8.251473 per cent in 2010 US census to 4408 since 2000, the surname slipped by 10 spots and ranked at 7543. The last name was found in around 15 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 88.27 92.36
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
5.06 2.6
Hispanic or Latino 2.56 1.4
Black 1.97 1.62
Others 1.72 1.72
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.41 0.29

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

How popular is Kean?

Kean is quite popular family name mostly used in Malaysia while Jersey is ahead in terms of density. Around 31514 people have been found who wears Kean as their family name. Kean is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
2,967 Vietnam3
7,619 Ecuador3
706 Burundi2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
147,165 Czech Republic2
54,641 Sweden2
8,995 Uganda2
900 Laos2
7,574 Bangladesh2
1,118 Isle of Man2
40,064 Nigeria2
12,172 Ghana2
20,186 Kenya2
19,093 Finland2
40,256 Mexico2
50,549 Georgia1
2,190 Barbados1
90,903 Moldova1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
101,414 Kyrgyzstan1
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

John Kean was 25 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 14, 1846. He lived in Great Britain where he worked as workman and took John Clark from Liverpool. Cathe. Kean (19) Maid, Maid Biddy Kean, Ellin Kean, aged 19, 21 years old James Kean, 21 years old John Kean, 20 years old Michael Kean, John Kean, aged 22, Farmer Honoreth Kean, and 279 other Kean around 54.97% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer, miner, spinster, carpenter migrated to US.

Celebrities having Kean surname

Glen Keane Animator
Alissa Kean Melodee Colbert-Kean's daughter
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
Sherry Kean Singer
  • In 2018 comedy, horror film, South African Spook Hunter, Ella Kean portrayed Paige Damon-Murray.
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