McKeon Surname
Approximately 13,599 people bear this surname
McKeon Surname Definition:
(Irish) The son of Eoghan (wellborn), or of Eoin (gracious gift of Jehovah).
McKeon Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,544 | 1:34,376 | 4,288 |
| Ireland | 2,140 | 1:2,200 | 417 |
| Australia | 1,678 | 1:16,088 | 2,272 |
| England | 1,193 | 1:46,704 | 5,875 |
| Canada | 331 | 1:111,316 | 11,908 |
| Scotland | 124 | 1:43,176 | 3,951 |
| Malta | 48 | 1:8,964 | 551 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| Argentina | 39 | 1:1,095,985 | 66,746 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| New Zealand | 30 | 1:150,944 | 17,319 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Thailand | 21 | 1:3,363,731 | 310,277 |
| Cyprus | 14 | 1:63,205 | 6,078 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Costa Rica | 3 | 1:1,593,356 | 8,177 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,942 | 1:2,281 | 430 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 226 | 1:107,856 | 10,669 |
| Scotland | 39 | 1:95,980 | 4,885 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,202 | 1:22,806 | 2,861 |
McKeon (28) may also be a first name.
McKeon Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Irish) The son of Eoghan (wellborn), or of Eoin (gracious gift of Jehovah).
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.
McKeon Demographics
Average McKeon Salary in
United States
$50,228 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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McKeon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKeon Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McKeon is found most in The United States. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of McKeon click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McKeon? popularity and diffusion
McKeon is the 38,671st most frequently held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 535,888 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of McKeon are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 60 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,994,417th most frequently occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 28 people.
The last name McKeon is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 10,544 people, or 1 in 34,376. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 9 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
McKeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McKeon has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McKeon last name rose 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 110 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McKeon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McKeon last name are 4.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.96% registered with the party.
The amount McKeon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 11.09% more than the national average, earning R 264,000 per year; in United States they earn 16.41% more than the national average, earning $50,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.13% more than the national average, earning $57,199 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKeone | 92 | 932 | / |
| MacKeon | 92 | 202 | / |
| MacKeone | 86 | 1 | / |
| McKone | 83 | 1,617 | / |
| McKoin | 83 | 331 | / |
| Maceon | 83 | 4 | / |
| Mokeon | 83 | 3 | / |
| Makeon | 83 | 0 | / |
| MacKeen | 77 | 1,528 | / |
| MacKean | 77 | 505 | / |
| McKearn | 77 | 149 | / |
| Mackion | 77 | 134 | / |
| MacEoin | 77 | 78 | / |
| Mockyen | 77 | 21 | / |
| Mackien | 77 | 4 | / |
| MacKyon | 77 | 4 | / |
| McKeean | 77 | 2 | / |
| Macheon | 77 | 2 | / |
| Makieon | 77 | 1 | / |
| MacKuen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mokeong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Maceion | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mocejon | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makeone | 77 | 1 | / |
| Makehon | 77 | 1 | / |
| McEun | 73 | 6 | / |
| McOne | 73 | 3 | / |
| Mockienė | 71 | 2,713 | / |
| MacKeand | 71 | 30 | / |
| MacKeane | 71 | 4 | / |
| Macqueon | 71 | 2 | / |
| Mackienė | 71 | 2 | / |
| McKeyhan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Machkein | 71 | 1 | / |
| Maccheon | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacKiean | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mackjohn | 71 | 1 | / |
| Makeyong | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mackeine | 71 | 1 | / |
| MacKawen | 71 | 0 | / |
| Makeen | 67 | 10,237 | / |
| McKain | 67 | 3,209 | / |
| Macean | 67 | 2,492 | / |
| McHone | 67 | 2,410 | / |
| Mocean | 67 | 1,186 | / |
| McCone | 67 | 1,114 | / |
| McCoin | 67 | 961 | / |
| Macoun | 67 | 582 | / |
| McCoun | 67 | 570 | / |
| Makein | 67 | 236 | / |
| Makion | 67 | 141 | / |
| Makean | 67 | 140 | / |
| Macoin | 67 | 131 | / |
| Makoun | 67 | 102 | / |
| McKian | 67 | 93 | / |
| McKine | 67 | 89 | / |
| Măcean | 67 | 63 | / |
| Macein | 67 | 59 | / |
| Makaen | 67 | 51 | / |
| Makien | 67 | 35 | / |
| Macjon | 67 | 28 | / |
| Makoin | 67 | 25 | / |
| Makuen | 67 | 21 | / |
| MacUen | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mokein | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mokaen | 67 | 10 | / |
| Mokoen | 67 | 9 | / |
| Mokoin | 67 | 8 | / |
| MacKiehan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Mokoun | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mokeen | 67 | 4 | / |
| McUeen | 67 | 3 | / |
| Maceín | 67 | 3 | / |
| Macckione | 67 | 3 | / |
| Mokien | 67 | 2 | / |
| Makyon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mokean | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokion | 67 | 1 | / |
| Maceán | 67 | 1 | / |
| Makjon | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mokuen | 67 | 1 | / |
| McEarn | 67 | 0 | / |
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