McKeon Surname

38,671st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,599 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McKeon Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Eoghan (wellborn), or of Eoin (gracious gift of Jehovah).

McKeon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,5441:34,3764,288
Ireland2,1401:2,200417
Australia1,6781:16,0882,272
England1,1931:46,7045,875
Canada3311:111,31611,908
Scotland1241:43,1763,951
Malta481:8,964551
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Wales301:103,1518,167
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Cyprus141:63,2056,078
France131:5,109,440259,941
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,9421:2,281430
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2261:107,85610,669
Scotland391:95,9804,885
Wales41:392,10412,338
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2021:22,8062,861

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).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

McKeon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name McKeon Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name McKeon occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeon? popularity and diffusion

McKeon is the 38,671st most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 535,888 people. McKeon is predominantly found 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. McKeon is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name globally It is held by 28 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 10,544 people, or 1 in 34,376. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 9 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States McKeon exists in 48 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 16 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

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 devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKeon surname are 4.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McKeone92932/
MacKeon92202/
MacKeone861/
McKone831,617/
McKoin83331/
Maceon834/
Mokeon833/
Makeon830/
MacKeen771,528/
MacKean77505/
McKearn77149/
Mackion77134/
MacEoin7778/
Mockyen7721/
Mackien774/
MacKyon774/
McKeean772/
Macheon772/
Makieon771/
MacKuen771/
Mokeong771/
Maceion771/
Mocejon771/
Makeone771/
Makehon771/
McEun736/
McOne733/
Mockienė712,713/
MacKeand7130/
MacKeane714/
Macqueon712/
Mackienė712/
McKeyhan711/
Machkein711/
Maccheon711/
MacKiean711/
Mackjohn711/
Makeyong711/
Mackeine711/
MacKawen710/
Makeen6710,237/
McKain673,209/
Macean672,492/
McHone672,410/
Mocean671,186/
McCone671,114/
McCoin67961/
Macoun67582/
McCoun67570/
Makein67236/
Makion67141/
Makean67140/
Macoin67131/
Makoun67102/
McKian6793/
McKine6789/
Măcean6763/
Macein6759/
Makaen6751/
Makien6735/
Macjon6728/
Makoin6725/
Makuen6721/
MacUen6711/
Mokein6710/
Mokaen6710/
Mokoen679/
Mokoin678/
MacKiehan675/
Mokoun674/
Mokeen674/
McUeen673/
Maceín673/
Macckione673/
Mokien672/
Makyon672/
Mokean671/
Mokion671/
Maceán671/
Makjon671/
Mokuen671/
McEarn670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McKeon
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