Keaney Surname
Approximately 3,551 people bear this surname
Keaney Surname Definition:
(Celtic) = Keen (Celtic), q.v. + the Anglicized form of the Irish pers. suff. -ach.
Keaney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,394 | 1:260,014 | 24,550 |
| Ireland | 849 | 1:5,546 | 875 |
| England | 667 | 1:83,535 | 9,209 |
| Australia | 167 | 1:161,651 | 16,786 |
| Northern Ireland | 116 | 1:15,905 | 2,130 |
| Canada | 106 | 1:347,600 | 31,502 |
| Scotland | 103 | 1:51,979 | 4,440 |
| New Zealand | 102 | 1:44,395 | 7,335 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 573 | 1:7,731 | 1,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 132 | 1:380,445 | 28,529 |
Keaney (16) may also be a first name.
Keaney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) = Keen (Celtic), q.v. + the Anglicized form of the Irish pers. suff. -ach.
A name of doubtful origin; it is mainly found in Leitrim, Galway and Donegal; see MIF 265; SIF 76*
Keaney Demographics
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Keaney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keaney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keaney is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Keaney click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keaney? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 127,705th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,052,252 people. Keaney occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Keaney are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 16 people.
Keaney is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 1,394 people, or 1 in 260,014. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 30 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and New York, where 10 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 24 percent reside and England, where 19 percent reside.
Keaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keaney has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 1,056 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 148 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,962 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keaney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Keaney last name is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Keaney surname are 18.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.72% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Keaney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.35% more than the national average, earning $54,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $55,005 CAD per year.
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Keaney Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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