# McKeon (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mckeon/  
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) | 7,283 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,839 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 42,393 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.4% (7,255 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /məˈkjoʊn/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Irish Mac Eoghain, Mac Eoin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named McKeon 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% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McKeon in the United States and Australia.

## People named McKeon

- Emma McKeon, Australian swimmer (born 1994)
- Nancy McKeon, American actress (born 1966)
- Lindsey McKeon, actress
- Philip McKeon, American child actor (1964-2019)
- Howard McKeon, American politician
- Matt McKeon, American soccer player
- David McKeon, Australian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Commonwealth Games gold medalist
- Doug McKeon, American actor

## Similar surnames

McKinney, McKenna, McKeown, McKenney, Macon, McKean, McKown, McKain, McKeen, McKenny, McEwen, McCown.

## 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.