How common is the surname Keenan?

20,353 people in the United States had the surname Keenan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,170 Americans. It ranked 1,765th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Keenan?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Keenan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Keenan?

Maynard James Keenan, American singer, followed by Nicolás Keenan.

Where is the surname Keenan most common?

Wikidata records people named Keenan in the United States, Argentina and Ireland and 1 other country.

Is the surname Keenan getting more or less common?

More common. 19,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,353 in 2010, up 5.6%.

Is Keenan also a first name?

Yes. Keenan 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 Keenan

A patronymic surname, carried by 20,353 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K550 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keenan is more common than 98.9% of them.

Origin

From Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.

Keenan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 20,353 people named Keenan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 15,170 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 19,275.

#1,765

rank among US surnames

20,353

people in 2010

6.9

per 100,000 Americans

+5.6%

change since 2000 (was #1,707)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,760	Barnard	20,366	15,160
#1,763	Carlisle	20,365	15,161
#1,764	Hargrove	20,360	15,164
#1,765	Keenan	20,353	15,170

Who is named Keenan

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

93% of people named Keenan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keenans

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Maynard James Keenan
American singer, born 1964
Nicolás Keenan
Argentine field hockey player, born 1997
Frank Keenan
American actor and film director (1858-1929)
Jessica Keenan Wynn
American actress and singer, born 1986
Sinead Keenan
Actress from Dublin, Ireland, born 1977
John Keenan
British bishop, born 1964
Joseph B. Keenan
American politician (1888-1954)
Corey Graves
American professional wrestler, born 1984

Notable Keenans come mostly from the United States (5), Argentina (1) and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Keenan

Keenan has the Soundex code K550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K550.

Questions

Where does the surname Keenan come from?: From Irish Cianán, a diminutive of Cian.
How common is the surname Keenan?: 20,353 people in the United States had the surname Keenan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 15,170 Americans. It ranked 1,765th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keenan?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Keenan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Keenan?: Maynard James Keenan, American singer, followed by Nicolás Keenan.
Where is the surname Keenan most common?: Wikidata records people named Keenan in the United States, Argentina and Ireland and 1 other country.
What type of surname is Keenan?: Keenan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Keenan getting more or less common?: More common. 19,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 20,353 in 2010, up 5.6%.
Is Keenan also a first name?: Yes. Keenan 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.