McKeown Surname
Approximately 23,749 people bear this surname
McKeown Surname Definition:
(Irish) The son of Eoghan (wellborn), or of Eoin (gracious gift of Jehovah).
Read More About This SurnameMcKeown Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10,349 | 1:35,024 | 4,372 |
| England | 6,844 | 1:8,141 | 1,194 |
| Northern Ireland | 4,689 | 1:393 | 34 |
| Australia | 3,249 | 1:8,309 | 1,233 |
| Canada | 2,790 | 1:13,206 | 1,949 |
| Ireland | 2,142 | 1:2,198 | 416 |
| Scotland | 2,047 | 1:2,615 | 481 |
| New Zealand | 1,036 | 1:4,371 | 687 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Wales | 214 | 1:14,460 | 1,584 |
| South Africa | 186 | 1:291,278 | 28,316 |
| Thailand | 35 | 1:2,018,238 | 239,646 |
| France | 32 | 1:2,075,710 | 171,237 |
| Netherlands | 30 | 1:562,906 | 50,501 |
| Portugal | 28 | 1:372,080 | 12,265 |
| Spain | 28 | 1:1,669,716 | 48,608 |
| Switzerland | 25 | 1:328,517 | 25,592 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Singapore | 21 | 1:262,272 | 11,611 |
| Norway | 13 | 1:395,560 | 35,657 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Finland | 8 | 1:687,088 | 36,047 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1:9,326 | 1,286 |
| Italy | 7 | 1:8,736,670 | 118,213 |
| Isle of Man | 6 | 1:14,304 | 3,169 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | 1:2,445,161 | 9,595 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4,557 | 1:972 | 171 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 592 | 1:41,175 | 5,198 |
| Scotland | 259 | 1:14,453 | 1,635 |
| Jersey | 9 | 1:5,765 | 1,004 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 899 | 1:55,861 | 6,244 |
McKeown (24) may also be a first name.
McKeown 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.
User-submitted Reference
Irish surnames originating both from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain ('son of Eoghans) and Mac Eoin ('son of Eoin'), which are pronounced identically. The surnames are associated with the Mac Eoin Bissett family.
- memckeownMcKeown Demographics
Average Male McKeown Height
177.07 cm
Average Female McKeown Height
163.1 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McKeown Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKeown Come From? nationality or country of origin
McKeown occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McKeown? popularity and diffusion
The surname McKeown is the 22,860th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 306,857 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 68 percent of McKeown live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 24 people.
McKeown is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 10,349 people, or 1 in 35,024. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 9 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 64 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 20 percent live.
McKeown Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McKeown has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McKeown surname increased 1,151 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 53 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 790 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 5,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McKeown Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the McKeown last name is primarily Catholic (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McKeown surname are 6.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.05% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount McKeown earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.46% more than the national average, earning 441,104 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 71.94% more than the national average, earning R 408,600 per year; in United States they earn 10.14% more than the national average, earning $47,524 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.81% more than the national average, earning $55,552 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
McKeown Reference & Research
McCown FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.
McCown FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to McKeown
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis