Keenan
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Keenan is a male Irish
name which means "ancient, distant". Keenan is an Anglicisation of the Irish name Cianán which is a diminutive of Cian. The Ó Cianáin
clan (Keenan) were the traditional historians to the McGuire clan.
According to the United States
' Social Security Administration
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/, Keenan was the 607th most popular first name for newborns in the United States in 2006, which is a decrease from being the 362nd most popular in 1992.
Recorded as O'Keenan and more usually Keenan, this is an Irish surname. Found mainly in the Ulster and northern counties of Fermanagh and Monaghan, it originates from the ancient pre 10th century Gaelic name O' Cianain meaning "The descendant of the faithful one" or similar. It may not have been entirely coincidence that the clan was famous through out the Medieval Period for producing both high ranking members of the church, and early historians, in several cases the same thing. The first recorded scribe was Adam O' Caianain, who was also the canon of Lisgool in Fermanagh. He is mentioned in the annals known as the "Four Masters" as being the historian to the famous Maguires of County Fermanagh. It is said that in 1659 in Petty's Census of Ireland that the spelling was found as MacKeenan, but if so this spelling is now completely extinct and research suggests that the original recording may have been a clerical mistake.
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name which means "ancient, distant". Keenan is an Anglicisation of the Irish name Cianán which is a diminutive of Cian. The Ó Cianáin
Ó Cianáin
Ó Cianáin was the name of a Gaelic-Irish Brehon family. They were originally erenaghs of the parish of Cleenish, Lough Erne, but who had served for several centuries as historians to Mag Uidir of Fear Manach ....
clan (Keenan) were the traditional historians to the McGuire clan.
According to the United States
United States
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' Social Security Administration
Social Security Administration
The United States Social Security Administration is an independent agency of the United States federal government that administers Social Security, a social insurance program consisting of retirement, disability, and survivors' benefits...
http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/, Keenan was the 607th most popular first name for newborns in the United States in 2006, which is a decrease from being the 362nd most popular in 1992.
Recorded as O'Keenan and more usually Keenan, this is an Irish surname. Found mainly in the Ulster and northern counties of Fermanagh and Monaghan, it originates from the ancient pre 10th century Gaelic name O' Cianain meaning "The descendant of the faithful one" or similar. It may not have been entirely coincidence that the clan was famous through out the Medieval Period for producing both high ranking members of the church, and early historians, in several cases the same thing. The first recorded scribe was Adam O' Caianain, who was also the canon of Lisgool in Fermanagh. He is mentioned in the annals known as the "Four Masters" as being the historian to the famous Maguires of County Fermanagh. It is said that in 1659 in Petty's Census of Ireland that the spelling was found as MacKeenan, but if so this spelling is now completely extinct and research suggests that the original recording may have been a clerical mistake.
Read more: http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/O%27Keenan#ixzz1dDDhGXOJ
First name
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Last name
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- Celia Keenan-Bolger, American stage actor and singer
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, Scottish writer and musician - Deborah KeenanDeborah Keenan-Life:She edits for Milkweed editions.She teaches at Hamline University.She lives with her husband, Stephen Seidel, who is director of urban programs for Habitat for Humanity...
, American poet and educator - Don KeenanDon KeenanDon C. Keenan is an Atlanta, Georgia-based trial lawyer and author. He is the head partner in the Keenan Law Firm, which specializes in cases involving children, including injury, medical malpractice, and wrongful death....
, Canadian ice hockey goaltender - Edward L. KeenanEdward L. KeenanEdward L. Keenan is Andrew W. Mellon professor emeritus of history at Harvard University. He works primarily on medieval Russia, especially the cultural and political history of Muscovy c. 1400 - c...
, American historian of medieval Russia - Frank KeenanFrank KeenanFrank Keenan was a stage and screen actor and stage director and manager during the silent film era. He was among the first stage actors to star in Hollywood, and he pursued work in film features a number of years....
, American stage and screen actor and director - Frank Keenan (hurler)Frank Keenan (hurler)Frank Keenan is an Irish retired hurling manager and former player.An effective full-forward, Keenan enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Camross and at inter-county level with Laois. He was a key member of the latter team throughout the 1970s and collected two All-Ireland 'B'...
Irish hurling player - Harold KeenanHarold KeenanHarold Keenan was an English professional footballer. He spent his entire professional career with Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender....
, English footballer - Harry KeenanHarry KeenanHarry George Keenan was an early American silent film actor.He starred in about 45 silent films mostly short between 1912 and 1916 in films such as The Highest Bid, with actresses such as Charlotte Burton.-External links:...
, American screen actor - Helen Grace Scott KeenanHelen Grace Scott KeenanHelen Grace Reswich Scott Keenan, more commonly, Helen Grace Scott was an American citizen employed in the Office of Strategic Services and later the Office of U.S Chief Counsel for Prosecution of Axis War Criminals on the staff of Justice Robert H. Jackson during World War II...
, American journalist, OSS employee and Soviet spy - Joe Keenan (footballer)Joe Keenan (footballer)Joseph John Keenan is an English professional footballer, who plays for Victorian Premier League club South Melbourne, as a left midfielder.-Club career:Keenan started his career with Premier League club Chelsea...
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, American writer and playwright - John Keenan (Medal of Honor), U.S. Army soldier
- Joseph B. Keenan, chief prosecutor in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
- Maynard James KeenanMaynard James KeenanMaynard James Keenan is an American rock singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, winemaker, and actor. Originally from Ohio, Keenan spent his high school and college years in Michigan. After serving in the Army in the early 1980s, he attended Kendall College of Art and Design in Grand Rapids...
, American singer of bands Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer - Michael Keenan (South Australian politician)Michael Keenan (South Australian politician)Michael Keenan is a South Australian politician. He was the Mayor of the City of Unley for 15 years before been beaten by Richard Thorne, a retired businessman, on 11 November 2006. Keenan has run as an Australian Labor Party member and an independent for various state and federal seats at various...
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, Canadian ice hockey manager - Nancy KeenanNancy KeenanNancy Keenan is the current president of the United States-based reproductive/abortion rights organization NARAL Pro-Choice America....
, American politician and pro-choice campaigner - Paddy KeenanPaddy KeenanPaddy Keenan is an Irish player of the uilleann pipes who first gained fame as a founding member of The Bothy Band. Since that group's dissolution in the late 1970s, Keenan has released a number of solo and collaborative recordings, and continues to tour both as a soloist, and with...
, Irish uilleann piper - Pepper KeenanPepper KeenanPepper J. Keenan , is an American vocalist and guitarist, best known for his work with heavy metal bands Corrosion of Conformity and Down. He joined Corrosion of Conformity in 1989, but did not become the lead singer until the recording of Deliverance in 1994...
, American musician with Corrosion of Conformity - Peter KeenanPeter KeenanPeter 'Crackers' Keenan is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne, Essendon and North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League during the 1970s....
('Crackers' Keenan), former Australian rules footballer - Rohan Keenan, Canadian theatre actor
- Ryan Keenan, American football offensive guard
- Sterling James KeenanSterling James KeenanMatt Polinsky is an American professional wrestler known better by his ring name, Sterling James Keenan, the second part of which is taken from Maynard James Keenan of Tool...
, American pro wrestler - Tamra KeenanTamra KeenanTamra Keenan is a female artist and songwriter from Ireland. She has worked with dance music stars, and is the voice behind Kaskade's hit ‘Angel on my Shoulder,’ and David Morales' 2005 number one Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play track "Here I Am"...
, British singer - Terry KeenanTerry KeenanTerry Keenan is a economic/business columnist for the New York Post, and an anchor for the Cable News Network . Keenan was the host of the FOX Business Network's stocks/investment news program Cashin' In from 2002 to 2009, and a senior business correspondent for the Fox News Channel and the Fox...
, American broadcast television business correspondent - Vernon KeenanVernon KeenanVernon M. Keenan is the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation , that state's primary investigation and law enforcement agency.He was voted one of the top 100 most influential Georgians by Georgia Trend magazine. He is a firm supporter of the state's Open Records Act...
, American law enforcement officer - Will KeenanWill KeenanWill Keenan is an American film producer, actor, director, writer and stuntman. Keenan has acted in and worked on producing more than 20 independent films made in New York City which have been screened in festivals worldwide. In 2004, Keenan appeared on an episode of Law and Order: SVU.-...
, American independent film actor
Fictional
- Gareth KeenanGareth KeenanGareth Keenan is a fictional paper salesman on BBC's comedy The Office. He is portrayed in the series by Mackenzie Crook as a gaunt, self-important team leader proud of his alleged lieutenant status in the Territorial Army...
, character from UK television series The Office