Kean Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Kean Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Kean family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 196
General Labourer 17
Domestic Servant 15
Dress Maker 14
Labourer 11
General Servant 10
Agricultural Labourer 9
General Servant Domestic 9
Farm Labourer 7
Cotton Weaver 7
Tailor 6
Tailoress 6
Joiner 6
Living On Own Means 6
Butcher 5
Gardener Domestic Servant 5
Gardener 5
Insurance Agent 5
China Clay Labourer 5
Living On Her Own Means 5
Laundress 5
House Painter 5
Plasterer 5
Cook Domestic Servant 4
Errand Boy 4

Kean Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Keen 75% 40,558
2 Keene 60% 11,160
3 Kane 50% 9,138
4 Kean 100% 7,669
5 Keane 80% 4,526
6 Knee 25% 3,480
7 Kain 50% 3,031
8 Ikin 25% 2,166
9 Kine 25% 827
10 Ekin 25% 751
11 Aiken 40% 702
12 Ken 75% 684
13 Akin 25% 617
14 Kaine 40% 403
15 Aikin 20% 384
16 Keena 60% 316
17 Eakin 40% 311
18 Kenne 60% 216
19 Kene 50% 202
20 Okane 40% 175
21 Keon 75% 165
22 Kein 75% 154
23 Kaen 50% 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 Kean is the 4th most popular variant of Keen.

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