Ken Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Ken Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Ken family

Profession Census Frequency
Laundress 4
Servant 3
Agricultural Labourer 2
Labourer 2
Formerly Labourer's Wife 1
Fund Holder 1
Private Army 1
Artificial Flower Maker 1
Clerk 1
Coal Porter Island ? 1
Driver 1
House Porter 1
Housekeeper 1
Nurse 1
Plumber 1
Shoe Maker 1
Iron Miner 1
Coalman 1
Charwoman 1
Gentlemans Coachman 1
Cow Boy 1
Gun Labourer 1
Glover 1
Gloveress 1
Carter 1

Ken 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 75% 7,669
5 Keane 60% 4,526
6 Knee 50% 3,480
7 Kain 50% 3,031
8 Ikin 50% 2,166
9 Kenn 75% 1,705
10 Kine 50% 827
11 Ekin 50% 751
12 Aiken 60% 702
13 Ken 100% 684
14 Akin 50% 617
15 Kaine 40% 403
16 Aikin 40% 384
17 Keena 60% 316
18 Eakin 40% 311
19 Kene 75% 202
20 Okane 40% 175
21 Keon 75% 165
22 Kein 75% 154
23 Kaen 75% 149
24 Kin 67% 140
25 Aken 75% 127
26 Oaken 60% 122
27 Kun 67% 108
28 Kune 50% 105

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The surname Ken is the 13th most popular variant of Keen.

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