Last Name KEENE

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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.

Origin	English, Scottish, Jewish, Belgian

Rank	1,925 (2000 US census)	1,778 (1990 US census)

Count	17,161 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

87.31%, or 14983 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
8.03%, or 1378 total occurrences, as black,
0.51%, or 88 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
1%, or 172 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.64%, or 281 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.52%, or 261 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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