Explore the Family Name Keeven

The meaning of Keeven

Irish: variant of Keevan, which is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ciabháin ‘descendant of Ciabhán’, a personal name or byname based on ciabhach ‘having long locks of hair’, or Ó Caomháin ‘descendant of Caomhán’, a diminutive of caomh ‘pleasant’; this is the name of an important Mayo family.

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How common is the last name Keeven in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Keeven has seen a decrease over a span of ten years, from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Keeven was ranked as the 45,403rd most popular surname in the United States with a count of 444 occurrences. However, by 2010, it had fallen to the 53,802nd rank with only 384 instances recorded. This represents a decline of 18.5% in rank and a 13.51% drop in count. Additionally, the proportion of the surname Keeven per 100,000 people also faced a reduction of 18.75%, dropping from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,403	#53,802	-18.5%
Count	444	384	-13.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Keeven

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that individuals with the surname Keeven primarily identify as White. In 2000, 99.32% of those carrying this surname identified as White, a number which dipped slightly to 97.4% by 2010. There were no records of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either year. However, the census did record a small change in 2010 when 2.08% of people with the surname Keeven identified with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	99.32%	97.4%	-1.93%
Two or More Races	0%	2.08%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%