Keelan Surname
Approximately 3,021 people bear this surname
Keelan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Thin, Slender [Irish cael = Gaelic caol + the diminutive suff. -án]
Keelan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,238 | 1:292,778 | 27,135 |
| England | 554 | 1:100,574 | 10,615 |
| Australia | 352 | 1:76,692 | 8,962 |
| Canada | 231 | 1:159,505 | 16,119 |
| Ireland | 204 | 1:23,083 | 2,274 |
| New Zealand | 164 | 1:27,612 | 4,833 |
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Scotland | 41 | 1:130,581 | 8,115 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Northern Ireland | 15 | 1:123,002 | 7,073 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Isle of Man | 13 | 1:6,602 | 1,513 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 306 | 1:14,477 | 1,858 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 100 | 1:243,754 | 17,902 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:374,322 | 10,959 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 257 | 1:195,403 | 17,095 |
Keelan (959) may also be a first name.
Keelan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Thin, Slender [Irish cael = Gaelic caol + the diminutive suff. -án]
Keelan Demographics
Average Male Keelan Height
175.7 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Keelan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keelan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keelan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Keelan.
How Common Is The Last Name Keelan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 146,698th most commonly used family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 2,412,296 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 49 percent of Keelan live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Keelan is also the 260,558th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 959 people.
This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,238 people, or 1 in 292,778. In The United States Keelan is most numerous in: California, where 13 percent reside, Maryland, where 9 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
Keelan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Keelan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 482 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 554 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 33 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 410 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 1,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keelan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.
In The United States Keelan are 3.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.19% being registered with the party.
The amount Keelan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.44% more than the national average, earning $51,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.43% more than the national average, earning $49,898 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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