# Keenan (surname)

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

A surname transferred from the given name.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 20,353 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,765 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 15,170 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (19,275 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Keenan 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) | 93% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Keenan in the United States, Argentina, Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Keenan

- Maynard James Keenan, American singer
- Nicolás Keenan, Argentine field hockey player
- Frank Keenan, American actor and film director (1858-1929)
- Jessica Keenan Wynn, American actress and singer
- Sinead Keenan, actress from Dublin, Ireland
- John Keenan, British bishop
- Joseph B. Keenan, American politician (1888-1954)
- Corey Graves, American professional wrestler

## Similar surnames

Kennon, Koenen, Kenan, Kenyon, Keenum, Kinman, Kamin, Kinyon, Kamen, Kannan, Konen, Kanaan.

## 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.