The keenan Surname
keenan Name Meaning and History
Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Cianáin ‘son of
Cianán’, a personal name from a diminutive of cian
‘distant’, ‘long’, or possibly of Mac Fhinghin ‘fair
offspring’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Zita Keenan Shaw 1913-2009 b. New Lexington, Ohio |
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| Keenans in Australia | Dean Bell | 8 |
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| Mary Keenan Cassidy b 1816 Ireland d 1892 Jefferson twp, Allamakee co., IA |
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| Major Peter Keenan, Civil War |
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| Dona and Patricia Keenan | Vic Ady | 2 |
| JAMES R. KEENAN OF ARKANSAS OR TENNESSEE |
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| KEENAN Surname Researchers Forum | Chuck Keenan | 2 |
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