# Keegan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/keegan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 10,354 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,450 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 29,819 people |
| Change since 2000 | +7.2% (9,662 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkiɡən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Keagan, Egan, Kigan, Kegan |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Irish Mac Aodhagáin (“son of Aidan”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Keegan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Keegan in the United States.

## People named Keegan

- Andrew Keegan, American actor

## Similar surnames

Kagan, Kogan, Kuzma, Kochan, Kozma, Kassim, Kazmi, Kawakami, Kocian, Kassem, Kissane, Kazan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.