Keene meaning | Last name Keene origin

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

Keene is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Keene has 5 characters long in length.

Keene is common in United States country(ies).

Keene is ranked 18704 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Keene bearers increased by 3.204942 per cent in 2010 US census to 17711 since 2000, the surname slipped by 107 spots and ranked at 2032. The last name was found in around 60 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.17 87.31
Black 8.35 8.03
Hispanic or Latino 2.65 1.52
Others 2.17 1.64
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.08 1
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.58 0.51

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

How popular is Keene?

Keene is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while New Zealand is ahead in terms of density. Around 27839 people have been found who wears Keene as their family name. Keene is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
541,660 Russia8
6,235 Costa Rica7
101,066 Zimbabwe5
114,007 Czech Republic4
11,480 Japan4
4,384 Northern Ireland3
1,219,338 India3
3,949 Botswana3
1,313 United States Virgin Islands2
723,167 Indonesia2
33,202 Saudi Arabia2
139,444 Brazil2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
9,185 Hong Kong2
1,333 Guam2
20,595 China2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
10,683 Cyprus1
30,360 Thailand1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
49,529 Israel1
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Immigrants to US

Michael Keene was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on May 31, 1849. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Osceola from Liverpool. Shoemaker James Keene, Farmer Patk. Keene, Immigrant Anne Keene, James Keene, aged 20, Immigrant Rose Keene, Michael Keene, aged 30, Andrew Keene, aged 30, 40 years old William Keene, and 12 other Keene around 72.73% of whom were workman migrated to US.

Comments :Sommer Shugart  The origin of the name is Anglo-Saxon etymology comes from the adjective which means acute keen that name is a nickname that specifies a line of ancestral character sharpness.

Celebrities having Keene surname

Tom Keene Actor
Steve Keene Artist
Craig S. Keener Author
Audra Lea Keener Actress
Bradford Keeney Psychotherapy
Brandon Keener Actor
Mary Jo Keenen Television actress
Catherine Keener Actress
Catherine Keener Actress
Constance Keene Pianist
  • R.C. Keene portrayed central role of Ronnie in 0 comedy movie Background Artistes: The Last Bus to Lochart.
  • In 2018 adventure and comedy film, Fatal Future, Michael Keene portrayed MC Dalton.
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