How common is the surname Keelin?

518 people in the United States had the surname Keelin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 596,034 Americans. It ranked 41,959th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Keelin getting more or less common?

More common. 500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 518 in 2010, up 3.6%.

Is Keelin also a first name?

Yes. Keelin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Keelin

A surname, carried by 518 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keelin is more common than 74.1% of them.

Origin

Borrowed from Irish Caoilfhionn, from caol (“thin, slender”) + fionn (“light, fair”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 518 people named Keelin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 596,034 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 500.

#41,959

rank among US surnames

518

people in 2010

0.2

per 100,000 Americans

+3.6%

change since 2000 (was #41,130)

Who is named Keelin

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

93% of people named Keelin identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Keelin

Keelin has the Soundex code K450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K450.

Questions

Where does the surname Keelin come from?: Borrowed from Irish Caoilfhionn, from caol (“thin, slender”) + fionn (“light, fair”).
How common is the surname Keelin?: 518 people in the United States had the surname Keelin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 596,034 Americans. It ranked 41,959th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keelin?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Keelin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Keelin getting more or less common?: More common. 500 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 518 in 2010, up 3.6%.
Is Keelin also a first name?: Yes. Keelin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.