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 Male McKeon Height
178.43 cm
Average Female McKeon Height
163.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McKeon Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKeon Come From? nationality or country of origin
McKeon occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McKeon? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,671st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 535,888 people. The surname is mostly 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 common first name internationally It is held by 28 people.
The surname McKeon is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 10,544 people, or 1 in 34,376. In The United States McKeon is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States McKeon is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.
McKeon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McKeon has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 479 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 110 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 528 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McKeon Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McKeon surname is chiefly Catholic (97%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McKeon surname are 4.19% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.96% being 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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