# Killeen (surname)

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

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,146 |
| US rank (2010) | 10,245 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 98,139 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (2,993 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Killian, Killion |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cillín.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Killeen 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) | 95% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Killeen in the United Kingdom.

## People named Killeen

- Mark Killeen, British actor

## Similar surnames

Klein, Killian, Killion, Killen, Kilian, Kleine, Kellen, Killam, Kline, Kellum, Kellam, Klemm.

## 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.