How common is the surname Killeen?

3,146 people in the United States had the surname Killeen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,139 Americans. It ranked 10,245th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Killeen?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Killeen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Killeen most common?

Wikidata records people named Killeen in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Killeen getting more or less common?

More common. 2,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,146 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Killeen

An Irish surname, carried by 3,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Killeen is more common than 93.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cillín.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,146 people named Killeen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 98,139 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,993.

#10,245

rank among US surnames

3,146

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #9,945)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,237	Gruver	3,148	98,077
#10,243	Tillett	3,147	98,108
#10,245	Killeen	3,146	98,139
#10,250	Orndorff	3,145	98,170

Who is named Killeen

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

95% of people named Killeen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Killeens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Killeen
British actor, born 1972

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Killeen

Killeen has the Soundex code K450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K450.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Killeen come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cillín.
How common is the surname Killeen?: 3,146 people in the United States had the surname Killeen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 98,139 Americans. It ranked 10,245th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Killeen?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Killeen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Killeen?: Mark Killeen, British actor.
Where is the surname Killeen most common?: Wikidata records people named Killeen in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Killeen getting more or less common?: More common. 2,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,146 in 2010, up 5.1%.
What are other spellings of Killeen?: Killian and Killion.