Last Name KEAN

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Meaning	Nickname: The keen, the sharp, the quick, the eager. Alos, local, 'of St. Keyne,' a parish in county Cornwall, near Liskeard, from St. Kayne, or Keyne, a saint of the 5th century. The nickname is the chief parent. Similar to names Quick, Snell, Sharp, etc. 'Ceann,' the head, the top, a chief, a commander.

Origin	English, Scottish, Gaelic, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank	7,533 (2000 US census)	7,017 (1990 US census)

Count	4,072 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

92.36%, or 3761 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
1.62%, or 66 total occurrences, as black,
2.6%, or 106 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.29%, or 12 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.72%, or 70 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.4%, or 57 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

Shortest baby names

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Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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