Last Name KEEN

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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. Bold, eager, daring. Bold, eager, daring; bright, fair; or may be the same as Kean.

Origin	English, Scottish, Belgian, Zimbabwean

Rank	1,906 (2000 US census)	1,624 (1990 US census)

Count	17,320 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

91.99%, or 15933 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
4.3%, or 745 total occurrences, as black,
0.67%, or 116 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.53%, or 92 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.31%, or 227 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
1.2%, or 208 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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