Keon Surname
Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname
Keon Surname Definition:
For Mac Keo(w)n, q.v.
Keon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 550 | 1:659,016 | 52,733 |
| Canada | 244 | 1:151,007 | 15,383 |
| Australia | 110 | 1:245,415 | 22,739 |
| Ireland | 107 | 1:44,009 | 3,343 |
| England | 47 | 1:1,185,491 | 55,443 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Congo | 11 | 1:453,554 | 10,703 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 191 | 1:23,193 | 2,577 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 226 | 1:222,207 | 18,866 |
Keon (4,066) may also be a first name.
Keon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
For Mac Keo(w)n, q.v.
No less than seventeen variants and synonyms of MacKeown have been officially recorded — among these are MacKeown, Magone, MacCune, MacEwen, MacGeown and also Caulfield all in Co. Down, and Mackone in Co. Monaghan, while both Johnson and Johnstone have been also so used. The main sept is of north Connacht with a branch in Co. Galway. The MacKeons of the Glens of Antrim are mainly the descendants of Scottish Bissetts. IF 200; Map Ros-Sligo.
Plate XVIII
Pronounced Keône, contracted from MacEoin, ‘Johns Son'. 'In the province of Ulster the English family of Bissett, seated in the Glins, in the County of Antrim, assumed the Irish surname of MacEoin, MaKeon, from an ancestor Huan, or John, Bissett'.
Patrick McJon was one of the twenty-four 'Keys of Mann' in 1418.
Pronounced Keône, contracted from MacEoin, ‘Johns Son'. 'In the province of Ulster the English family of Bissett, seated in the Glins, in the County of Antrim, assumed the Irish surname of MacEoin, MaKeon, from an ancestor Huan, or John, Bissett'.
Patrick McJon was one of the twenty-four 'Keys of Mann' in 1418.
Keon Demographics
Average Male Keon Height
175.44 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Keon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keon (Russian: Кеон) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keon? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 317,700th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 6,181,125 people. Keon occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Keon reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 64 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Keon is also the 109,257th most common first name worldwide. It is borne by 4,066 people.
The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 550 people, or 1 in 659,016. In The United States Keon is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 17 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 9 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname is found in 30 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.
Keon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Keon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keon last name grew 243 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 44 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 196 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Keon surname is primarily Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Keon last name are 1.69% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.92% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Keon earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.35% more than the national average, earning $48,476 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.15% more than the national average, earning $56,215 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Keon Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Keon in the Russian language | ||
| Кеон | keon | - |
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