Kieran is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Kieran
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kieran

How popular is Kieran?

Kieran is ranked 148871 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kierans grew by 10.38961 per cent to 425 since 2000 and ranked 49461 after elevating 1442 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.53 97.14
Hispanic or Latino 1.65 0
Kieran is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Ireland which may be its originating country too. Around 2538 people have been found who wears Kieran as their family name. Kieran is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
616,339 India10
112,145 Spain7
720,003 Russia4
661,536 Indonesia3
6,989 Uganda3
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
18,718 Thailand2
1,834 Malta2
219,873 France2
118,441 Germany2
81,201 Switzerland1
49,529 Israel1
56,169 Mexico1
47,891 Norway1
91,024 Belgium1
2,374 Bermuda1
77,122 Sweden1
16,640 Hong Kong1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
11,685 Singapore24
22,809 New Zealand19
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
28,954 Australia80
6,532 Scotland79
Countries with hundreds of Kieran:
849 Ireland786
45,650 United States594
11,618 England532
19,932 Canada179
1,670 Northern Ireland155
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Owen Kieran was 40 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on September 16, 1850. He lived in Ireland where he worked as immigrant and took Empire Estate from Liverpool. Bridgt. Kieran (40) Immigrant, Immigrant Rosa Kieran, Immigrant Thomas Kieran, Owen Kieran, aged 11, 3 years old Denis Kieran, Born at sea Margt. Kieran, Jane Kieran, are others that migrated to US.

Kieran Namesakes

  • John F. Kieran, Author
  • Phil Kieran, Musical Artist
  • Grainne Kierans, Soccer player
  • Phil Kieran, Musical Artist
  • Dan Kieran, Writer
  • Michael Kieran Harvey, Music performer
  • John F. Kieran, Author
  • Paul Kieran, Film Editor
  • John F. Kieran, Author
  • Anthony Kierann, Actor

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