Keon Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keon Surname Definition:

For Mac Keo(w)n, q.v.

Keon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5501:659,01652,733
Canada2441:151,00715,383
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Ireland1071:44,0093,343
England471:1,185,49155,443
Malaysia321:921,69541,854
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Congo111:453,55410,703
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
China41:341,830,39216,990
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1911:23,1932,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2261:222,20718,866

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

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.

Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keone89185/
Keyon8970/
Kehon8959/
Kejon8929/
Kieon8929/
Keoun8923/
Keohn8915/
Keion898/
Keaon898/
Kheon894/
Keoon892/
Keoin891/
Keomn891/
Keeon891/
Ckeon891/
Keonn891/
Keoen891/
Kehoun80264/
Keihon8057/
Kiehon805/
Keaoon803/
Keyoun802/
Keongh801/
Kejjon801/
Keoing801/
Keotin801/
Keount801/
Keuyon801/
Keohne801/
Kkeong801/
Keoehn801/
Khejon801/
Kieoon801/
Keoten800/
Kckeon800/
Kyon752,346/
Kion75512/
Ceon7566/
Kjon756/
Khieoon7310/
Khejhon732/
Keottne731/
Kehound731/
Keahgon731/
Keongne731/
Keyione731/
Kehoung731/
Kheogne731/
Khieoin731/
Khieoun731/
Keehoun731/
Kehehon730/
Keochin730/
Keotehn730/
Koyun6724,144/
Cheon671,793/
Kione67877/
Kihon67708/
Kehan67339/
Kuion67254/
Kuyon67168/
Kaion67154/
Kayon67151/
Kyoon67122/
Ceaon67117/
Koyon67104/
Kajon6791/
Kjohn6789/
Kejun6785/
Kujon6785/
Kyone6776/
Khion6763/
Kijon6748/
Keyun6747/
Gkion6743/
Keahn6736/
Khyon6724/
Keean6719/
Kjone6719/
Kojun6718/
Kyoun6716/
Kiean6712/
Cehon6710/
Keeun676/
Kojon676/
Ckean674/
Keotting673/
Kieun673/
Ckion673/
Queon672/
Kioun672/
Kiohn671/
Kiond671/
Kionn671/
Kiosn671/
Qeong671/
Kyonn671/
Kioan671/
Kionh671/
Koiun671/
Gkean671/
Kheom671/
Keaoseng671/
Keoching670/

Keon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keon in the Russian language
Кеонkeon-

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