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.
Discover how your Keen ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 554 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 1 |
| Channel Islands | 1 |
| Cheshire | 58 |
| Cornwall | 43 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 8 |
| Devon | 116 |
| Dorset | 0 |
| Durham | 59 |
| Essex | 55 |
| Gloucestershire | 232 |
| Hampshire | 33 |
| Herefordshire | 8 |
| Hertfordshire | 116 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 7 |
| Isle of Man | 4 |
| Kent | 157 |
| Lancashire | 178 |
| Leicestershire | 56 |
| Lincolnshire | 4 |
| London | 878 |
| Middlesex | 125 |
| Northumberland | 124 |
| Norfolk | 14 |
| Northamptonshire | 1 |
| Nottinghamshire | 24 |
| Oxfordshire | 234 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 7 |
| Shropshire | 2 |
| Suffolk | 56 |
| Somerset | 128 |
| Surrey | 210 |
| Sussex | 37 |
| Staffordshire | 210 |
| Warwickshire | 255 |
| Westmorland | 1 |
| Wiltshire | 175 |
| Worcestershire | 104 |
| Yorkshire | 88 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 6 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 10 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 23 |
| Pembrokeshire | 1 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 806 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 149 |
| Labourer | 115 |
| Domestic Servant | 56 |
| General Servant | 54 |
| Straw Plaiter | 43 |
| Dress Maker | 40 |
| Lace Maker | 33 |
| Farm Labourer | 32 |
| Laundress | 24 |
| Carpenter | 22 |
| House Keeper | 22 |
| Ag Labourer | 21 |
| Servant | 21 |
| Brick Layer | 19 |
| Butcher | 17 |
| Annuitant | 17 |
| Shoe Maker | 16 |
| Farm Servant | 15 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Bricklayer | 13 |
| Plaiter | 13 |
| Gardener | 12 |
| General Servant Domestic | 12 |
| Agricultural Laborer | 12 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Keen | 2,596 |
| Mary Keen | 2,269 |
| John Keen | 1,915 |
| Elizabeth Keen | 1,707 |
| George Keen | 1,489 |
| Thomas Keen | 1,428 |
| Sarah Keen | 1,290 |
| James Keen | 1,107 |
| Charles Keen | 943 |
| Henry Keen | 925 |
| Ann Keen | 885 |
| Joseph Keen | 700 |
| Jane Keen | 668 |
| Eliza Keen | 663 |
| Ellen Keen | 615 |
| Frederick Keen | 586 |
| Emma Keen | 577 |
| Annie Keen | 573 |
| Edward Keen | 553 |
| Alice Keen | 547 |
| Robert Keen | 483 |
| Emily Keen | 472 |
| Alfred Keen | 468 |
| Arthur Keen | 433 |
| Albert Keen | 431 |
| 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 |
The surname Keen is the most popular version of all its varients