McKeone Surname

382,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 932 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McKeone Surname Definition:

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

McKeone Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6961:520,77443,486
Australia1641:164,60817,026
England721:773,86242,299
Ireland421:112,1185,755
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2351:18,8502,263
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England431:566,86929,432
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2241:224,19118,990

McKeone 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

McKeone Last Name Facts

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

The surname McKeone occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name McKeone? popularity and diffusion

The surname McKeone is the 382,080th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,819,255 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of McKeone reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 696 people, or 1 in 520,774. In The United States McKeone is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 19 percent are found, Nebraska, where 11 percent are found and Georgia, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 18 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

McKeone Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McKeone has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the McKeone last name expanded 311 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 82 percent between 1901 and 2014.

McKeone Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the McKeone surname is chiefly Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McKeone last name are 6.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.09% being registered with the political party.

The amount McKeone earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 88.1% more than the national average, earning R 447,000 per year; in United States they earn 10.59% more than the national average, earning $47,718 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.49% more than the national average, earning $59,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacKeone931/
McKeon9213,599/
MacKeon86202/
Maceone862/
Makeone861/
Makieone806/
Macheone804/
McKune771,046/
Maceon774/
Mokeon773/
Makeon770/
Mackeonis7528/
Macckione753/
Mockjones751/
McKearn71149/
Mackion71134/
MacEoin7178/
Mokeona7140/
Makione7116/
MacKyon714/
McKeean712/
Macheon712/
Makieon711/
Makehon711/
Mokeong711/
Moucheonne711/
Makeona711/
Macaione67674/
Machione6785/
Macajone6727/
MacJones6712/
McEun676/
Macheane676/
Makgeane672/
Makioune672/
Macqueon672/
Maccheon671/
Mackiona671/
Mocheane671/
McKeyhan671/
MacKiean671/
Makheane671/
Mackjohn671/
Makyoane671/
Mokyoane671/

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McKeone Reference & Research

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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 McKeone
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