How common is the surname Keenum?

1,088 people in the United States had the surname Keenum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 283,773 Americans. It ranked 23,386th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keenum?

Case Keenum, American football player (born 1988).

Where is the surname Keenum most common?

Wikidata records people named Keenum in the United States.

Is the surname Keenum getting more or less common?

More common. 1,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,088 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Keenum

A surname, carried by 1,088 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keenum is more common than 85.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,088 people named Keenum in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 283,773 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,072.

#23,386

rank among US surnames

1,088

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #22,403)

Who is named Keenum

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

96% of people named Keenum identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keenums

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Case Keenum
American football player (born 1988)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Keenum

Keenan

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

Questions

How common is the surname Keenum?: 1,088 people in the United States had the surname Keenum in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 283,773 Americans. It ranked 23,386th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keenum?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Keenum identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Keenum?: Case Keenum, American football player (born 1988).
Where is the surname Keenum most common?: Wikidata records people named Keenum in the United States.
Is the surname Keenum getting more or less common?: More common. 1,072 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,088 in 2010, up 1.5%.