How common is the surname Keener?

13,687 people in the United States had the surname Keener in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,558 Americans. It ranked 2,633rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keener?

Catherine Keener, American actress, followed by Craig S. Keener.

Where is the surname Keener most common?

Wikidata records people named Keener in the United States.

Is the surname Keener getting more or less common?

More common. 13,046 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,687 in 2010, up 4.9%.

The surname Keener

A surname, carried by 13,687 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keener is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,687 people named Keener in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 22,558 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,046.

#2,633

rank among US surnames

13,687

people in 2010

4.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,545)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,624	Gunderson	13,742	22,467
#2,625	Coburn	13,741	22,469
#2,626	Minton	13,737	22,475
#2,627	Duenas	13,736	22,477
#2,628	Mackenzie	13,733	22,482
#2,629	Briscoe	13,728	22,490
#2,630	Lawton	13,713	22,515

Who is named Keener

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

90% of people named Keener identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keeners

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Catherine Keener
American actress, born 1959
Craig S. Keener
American theologian, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Keener

Keener has the Soundex code K560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K560.

Questions

How common is the surname Keener?: 13,687 people in the United States had the surname Keener in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 22,558 Americans. It ranked 2,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keener?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Keener identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Keener?: Catherine Keener, American actress, followed by Craig S. Keener.
Where is the surname Keener most common?: Wikidata records people named Keener in the United States.
Is the surname Keener getting more or less common?: More common. 13,046 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,687 in 2010, up 4.9%.