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
General Labourer 91
Living On Own Means 69
Dress Maker 60
General Servant Domestic 56
Scholar 52
Farmer 44
Cook Domestic 43
Bricklayer 33
Domestic Servant 30
Housemaid Domestic 29
Carpenter 27
Gardener Domestic 27
Agricultural Labourer 22
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 22
Charwoman 21
Brick Layer 18
House Maid Domestic 18
House Painter 18
House Keeper 16
Chair Maker Cabinet 16
Butcher 15
Draper Assistant 14
Gardener 14
Coal Miner Hewer 14
General Domestic Servant 13

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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