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There are approximately 3,821 people named Keene in the UK. That makes it the 2,681th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 60 are named Keene.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Keene surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

KEEN. KEENE. Perhaps sometimes from sharpness of disposition ; but sometimes probabl)' the Irish O'Kean, sans 0'. Both Kene and Le Kene occur in H.R.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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