Keeney Surname
Approximately 13,642 people bear this surname
Keeney Surname Definition:
(Irish) Grandson of Cianach (ancient).
Keeney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,678 | 1:28,590 | 3,553 |
| England | 370 | 1:150,589 | 14,397 |
| Ireland | 233 | 1:20,210 | 2,088 |
| Scotland | 136 | 1:39,366 | 3,718 |
| Canada | 59 | 1:624,502 | 51,218 |
| Northern Ireland | 54 | 1:34,167 | 3,366 |
| Australia | 33 | 1:818,052 | 51,601 |
| South Africa | 20 | 1:2,708,885 | 106,094 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Panama | 5 | 1:782,452 | 11,059 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 272 | 1:16,286 | 2,027 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 76 | 1:320,729 | 21,086 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:233,951 | 8,207 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,008 | 1:25,009 | 3,102 |
Keeney (37) may also be a first name.
Keeney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) Grandson of Cianach (ancient).
Keeney Demographics
Keeney Political Affiliation
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Keeney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keeney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keeney is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Keeney click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keeney? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 38,551st most commonly used family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 534,199 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Keeney live; 93 percent live in North America and 93 percent live in Anglo-North America. Keeney is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 37 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 12,678 people, or 1 in 28,590. In The United States Keeney is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 9 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Missouri, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 34 countries. It also occurs in England, where 3 percent live and Ireland, where 2 percent live.
Keeney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Keeney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keeney surname increased 631 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 487 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 14 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 850 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keeney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.
In The United States Keeney are 15.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.39% registered with the political party.
The amount Keeney earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 50.94% more than the national average, earning R 358,692 per year; in United States they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $43,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $49,261 CAD per year.
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Keeney Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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