How common is the last name Keene?

16,443 people in the United States have the last name Keene, about 1 in 18,178. It ranks #2,152 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

KEENE

#2,152

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
16,443
About
1 in 18,178
This common or more
48.7%
Who bears it

Of the 16,443 people with the last name Keene, 82.4% reported their origin as White, 8.2% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Keene

1 other last name also has 16,443 people.

#2,152 Tejada · 16,443

Either side of Keene

#2,150 Read · 16,452#2,151 Prescott · 16,446#2,152 Tejada · 16,443#2,154 Quigley · 16,435

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Keene, most common first.

#2,078 Keen · 16,948#3,304 Keane · 10,685#4,009 Keeney · 8,599#27,401 Keena · 932#51,869 Keeny · 433#56,436 Keune · 391#62,494 Kenne · 346#119,015 Kehne · 154

Also a first name

As a first name, Keene ranks #21,475 of 53,615, with 472 people. See Keene as a first name

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