Keen Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Keen Name Meaning: A short form of the old english personal name 'cen',based on 'cene',meaning 'wise','bold' and 'proud'.

The above may indicate a roll based on these characteristics as 'cene' means royal from 'cyning' meaning chief or king.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Keen Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Keen family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 227
Female Servant 99
Independent 69
Labourer 49
Farmer 43
Male Servant 31
Ag Labourer 24
Lace Maker 19
Carpenter 17
Shoe Maker 16
Plaiter 15
Gardener 12
Tailor 9
Brick Layer 8
Dress Maker 8
Woollen Weaver 8
Blacksmith 7
Carrier 7
Weaver 7
Mason 7
Painter 7
Clerk 7
Stocking Maker 7
Laundress 7
Mariner 6

Keen Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Keen 100% 40,558
2 Keene 80% 11,160
3 Kane 25% 9,138
4 Kean 75% 7,669
5 Keane 60% 4,526
6 Knee 50% 3,480
7 Kain 50% 3,031
8 Ikin 25% 2,166
9 Kenn 75% 1,705
10 Kine 25% 827
11 Ekin 25% 751
12 Aiken 40% 702
13 Ken 75% 684
14 Akin 25% 617
15 Kaine 40% 403
16 Aikin 20% 384
17 Keena 80% 316
18 Eakin 20% 311
19 Kene 50% 202
20 Okane 20% 175
21 Keon 75% 165
22 Kein 75% 154
23 Kaen 75% 149
24 Kin 50% 140
25 Aken 50% 127
26 Oaken 40% 122
27 Kun 50% 108
28 Kune 25% 105

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The surname Keen is the most popular version of all its varients

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