If playback doesnt begin shortly, try restarting your device. Explore keen genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. A free guide to help you discover keen ancestors in online databases, obituaries, surname histories, census and military records, naturalization petitions, and. The black frame compliments the documents perfectly. The name keen means wise, proud and is of english origin. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations. In 1911 there were 93 keen families living in ontario. It might also come from the old english cyning, meaning king, and carried into middle english from various names based on that element. Keene family history and genealogy database online. There is more to keen family history than the origin of your surname.
Smith keen, character from book and movie the pelican brief. The keen and bedford family, a family tree website. Maine had the highest population of keen families in 1840. In 1840 there were 96 keen families living in maine. This was about 23% of all the recorded keens in the usa. Hezekiah keens account book woth family records, in massachusetts. The original spelling is keen, but in the last 100 years keene has been generally adopted. This category of surnames is divided into two groups. Etymology of the phrase peachy keen english language. There are approximately 14,183 people named keen in the uk.
From hezekiah keen s account book with family records found in the mayflower descendant vol xxviii 1930, pp. Sharp middle english keene, kene, old english cene hugh le kene. In 1891 there were 1,295 keen families living in london. A short form of the old english personal name cen,based on cene,meaning wise,bold and proud the above may indicate a roll based on these characteristics as cene. Learn about the keen family crest, its origin and history. Find the origins, meaning of the keene name, photos, and more. What eventually became known as the newport sandal, was invented in 1999 by martin keen in. This interesting surname with variant spellings, kean, keane, kane, keen, keene etc. The internet surname db libraries, museums, archives. Doire, a northern irish county also known as derry, in the province of ulster. Alicia crane williams is lead genealogist of the early new england families study project. Part treasure hunt and part jigsaw puzzle, researching the history of your house is a fascinating and rewarding experience. Simply start with yourself and well do the searching for you. The mayflower descendant, volume 28, 1930 includes hezekiah keens account book with family records source.
Alternatively, it can be a variation of the irish surname ocahan notable people with this name include. Complete 2020 information on the meaning of keen, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby boy name. Hugo kene worcestershire, 1221, and richard le kene oxfordshire, 1297. History, genealogy, and ancestry bernard burkes book peerage and baronetage discusses with surname at considerable length. A famous bearer was american actress katharine hepburn 19072003. Green will show you how easy it is to create a cherished legacy for future generations to enjoy.
This sleek, modern solid 1 wood black frame surrounds the earliest rendition of the coat of arms, family crest as well as the surname history and certificate of authenticity. This is an open forum to discuss the origin, the meaning and the family stories of the surname keen. Heres the meaning of the kuhn surname, where the kuhn name is most common, and links to kuhn family history and dna projects. Keen family trees, crests, genealogies, biographies, dna, and more advertisement. Keen is an english surname from the old english cene and middle english kene, meaning fierce or proud and used as a nickname. Kuhn surname meaning and family history what does the last name kuhn mean. In nearly forty years of work as a professional genealogist, she has compiled and edited number of multifamily genealogies and surname works and was editor of the massachusetts society of mayflower descendants periodical, the mayflower descendant.
Anson county, north carolina history, genealogy records. The book surname comes from someone having lived in a place noted for the presence of a ridge that formed a boundary between two distinct areas. This was about 23% of all the recorded keen s in the usa. He was born in saxony, joined the swedish army, arrived in pennsylvania with colonial governor printz in1643. It is either of anglosaxon origin, and a nickname surname for someone who is brave, or from the middle english or olde english personal name kene, which means king.
Download these free genealogy ebooks below to explore a specific subject and get your genealogy research started. He was created a baronet in 1801 and he married sarah, the daughter of richard keily, and with her had. You can see how keen families moved over time by selecting different census years. Living persons data has been removed for the sake of privacy. Start your genealogy to find your personal keen family ancestry. In 1939, general labourer and unpaid domestic duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the uk named kean. We dont have any information on the origins of the keen name. Our editors have compiled this checklist of genealogical resources, combining links to commercial databases along with usercontributed information and web sites for the keen surname. The meaning, origin and history of the surname keen. Keen stylized keen is an american footwear and accessories company based in portland, oregon. Surnames derived from the occupation of an ancestor are also common, with smith being the most common surname in the uk. Anson county vital records can be found at the north carolina department of health which has copies of birth records after 19 and death records after 1930, copies of marriage since jan 1962 and a divorce records since 1958. Find the origins, meaning of the keen name, photos, and more. Early new england families study project american ancestors.
The most keen families were found in the uk in 1891. Blankenship 25 february 2001 around 1801 an individual named n. Both your knowledge and the oral tradition of the origin and meaning of this surname will be helpful. Documents are protected by acrylic, eliminating the risk of shattered glass in shipment and creating a lighterweight frame, essential for hanging this. Welcome to the keen family page at surname finder, a service of genealogy today. The keen keen family name is from the gaelic word ceann, the head, top commander or chief. The roots of the book surname reach back to the language of the viking settlers who populated the rugged shores of scotland in the medieval era. It is either of anglosaxon origin, and a nickname surname for. This was about 57% of all the recorded keens in canada. Joran keens original name was jurgen schneewiess, changed to kuhn bold in german. The name keen is a boys name actor mark ruffalo honed this surname down to its basics when he chose it for his son. Keen surname meaning, origin, etymology and distribution in great. Keen is name thats been used by parents who are considering unisex or nongendered baby names baby names that can be used for any gender.
Keen last name meaning search the free name dictionary. Shakespeare used this name in his play taming of the shrew 1593. Free genealogy ebooks, templates and chart downloads. Search 2,604 then share your genealogy and compare dna to grow an accurate global family tree thats free forever. Blenkinship in northern england purchased a history book entitled an impartial history of the town and county of newcastle upon tyne and its vicinity.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the okeen surname lived. The surname keen originally appeared in gaelic as o cathain or mac cathain. Kuhn is a descriptive surname meaning keen or bold counsel. My name is ken, and i post yt videos with my girlfriend carley and our dog oreo. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the persons given names to the link. Among the first who came to america was john keen, a mariner, who was born in england in 1578. The name appears in early new england records as keen, keayne, cain, caine, kean, keane.
The kuhn surname originated as a nickname or descriptive name for someone who was bold or keen. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. We dont have any information on the history of the keen name. The surname keen was first found in county londonderry irish.
Where can find anson county birth, marriage, divorce and death records. In discovering the history of your house and your neighborhood, author betsy j. Meaning, origin and history of the surname keen behind. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. English names are used in english speaking countries. The companys products are sold in retail locations throughout the us and canada and also are distributed worldwide. Using the daitchmokotoff soundex code we can obtain some variants of scripture of the same surname. It comes from a variant of the word boak or balk, of the same meaning. In the modern idiom the surname can be found recorded as keen, keene, keenes and keens. He starts with a discussion of sir john keane, the 1 st baronet, of belmont in county wexford who was born in 1757, the son of richard keane. Firstly, the name may be of anglosaxon origin, as a nickname for a brave or proud person, from the olde english pre 7th century cene, middle english kene, fierce, brave, proud. Theres that djs name again, jim hawthorne, who delivered the peachykeen lines quoted above. From hezekiah keens account book with family records found in the mayflower descendant vol xxviii 1930, pp. The surname was first recorded in the early th century see below, and other early recordings include.