Keene Surname
Approximately 30,108 people bear this surname
Keene Surname Definition:
(English) Bold; Sharp [Middle English keene, kene, Old English céne] Hugh le Kene.—Hundred Rolls Céne under cumblum.
(Bold under the banners).— Iudith XII.
With lordes, and with knightes kene.—L. Minot, Edw. the King in Braband.
Read More About This SurnameKeene Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24,033 | 1:15,082 | 1,893 |
| England | 2,248 | 1:24,786 | 3,414 |
| Australia | 1,180 | 1:22,878 | 3,153 |
| New Zealand | 645 | 1:7,021 | 1,190 |
| Canada | 644 | 1:57,214 | 6,763 |
| Thailand | 193 | 1:366,002 | 64,280 |
| Jamaica | 152 | 1:18,881 | 1,691 |
| Wales | 145 | 1:21,342 | 2,263 |
| South Africa | 144 | 1:376,234 | 33,811 |
| France | 92 | 1:721,986 | 90,334 |
| Kenya | 89 | 1:518,875 | 25,986 |
| Botswana | 83 | 1:26,349 | 5,307 |
| Scotland | 65 | 1:82,366 | 6,014 |
| Panama | 56 | 1:69,862 | 3,012 |
| Israel | 43 | 1:199,015 | 19,367 |
| Uganda | 35 | 1:1,115,408 | 46,348 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 1:301,990 | 40,635 |
| Netherlands | 24 | 1:703,632 | 56,027 |
| Switzerland | 17 | 1:483,113 | 34,678 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Germany | 12 | 1:6,708,788 | 223,026 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Argentina | 8 | 1:5,342,927 | 168,491 |
| Guam | 8 | 1:20,015 | 3,029 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 21 | 1:210,946 | 9,809 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,674 | 1:14,561 | 2,170 |
| Wales | 76 | 1:20,637 | 1,193 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Isle of Man | 4 | 1:13,567 | 1,192 |
| Guernsey | 2 | 1:16,328 | 1,834 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,226 | 1:15,567 | 1,994 |
Keene (1,200) may also be a first name.
Keene Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Bold; Sharp [Middle English keene, kene, Old English céne] Hugh le Kene.—Hundred Rolls Céne under cumblum.
(Bold under the banners).— Iudith XII.
With lordes, and with knightes kene.—L. Minot, Edw. the King in Braband.
Cenobia, of Palymerie queene . . .
So worthy was in armes,and so keene.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, B 3437, 39.
(Celtic) 1 Tall [Irish cian] 2 Handsome, Comely [Irish caein, caoin] 3 for Mackian = Son of John: v. John.
(English, Irish) The quick, sharp person; grandson of Cathan, a pet form of some name commencing with Cath, as Cathair or Cathal.
Perhaps sometimes from sharpness of disposition; but sometimes probably the Irish O'Kean, sans O'. Both Kene and Le Kene occur in H.R.
Bold, eager, daring.
Bold, eager, daring; bright, fair; or may be the same as Kean.
1. Same as Kean, O'Kean, from Gael. ceann, head, commander; Irish ceann, a head, chief, leader, captain. 2. From Kean or Keyne (St. ), a parish co. Cornwall.
Keene Demographics
Average Keene Salary in
United States
$42,936 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Keene Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keene Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keene (Russian: Кеене) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Keene.
How Common Is The Last Name Keene? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 18,321st most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 242,047 people. Keene occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Keene are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Keene is also the 228,704th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 1,200 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 24,033 people, or 1 in 15,082. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Florida, where 9 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 67 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Keene Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keene has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keene surname expanded 745 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 722 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Keene Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Keene last name is chiefly Anglican (62%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Keene last name are 10.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.38% registered with the party.
The amount Keene earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196.78% more than the national average, earning R 705,264 per year; in United States they earn 0.49% less than the national average, earning $42,936 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.12% more than the national average, earning $54,710 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keene in the Russian language | ||
| Кеене | keene | - |
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Keene Reference & Research
Keene One-name Study - A profile of the Keene surname with contact details for a researcher who collects any information pertaining to it.
Keane FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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