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Keenan is an Irish surname meaning 'ancient, distant' in the Irish language. It is derived from Ó Cianáin 'descendant of Cianán' (a diminutive of Cian). The Ó Cianáin clan were hereditary historians to the Mac Uidhir.
Origins
Recorded as O'Keenan and more usually Keenan, this is an Irish surname. Found mainly in Ulster counties Fermanagh and Monaghan, it originates from the ancient pre-10th-century Gaelic name Ó Cianáin meaning "The descendant of the faithful one" or similar. It may not have been entirely coincidence that the clan was famous throughout 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.
People named Keenan
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Keenan Allen, American football wide receiver
Keenan Cornelius, American jiu-jitsu practitioner
Keenan Clayton, American football linebacker
Keenan Evans (born 1996), American basketball player
Keenan Hollahan, pseudonym for advice columnist
Keenan McCardell, former American football wide receiver
Keenan Robinson, American football linebacker
Kenan Thompson, American actor and comedian
Keenen Ivory Wayans, American comedian, director and writer
Keenan Wynn, American character actor
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Brian Keenan (Irish republican), Provisional IRA member
Brian Keenan (musician born 1943), American musician
Brian Keenan (writer), Irish journalist and hostage
Brigid Keenan, British/Irish writer of best-selling memoirs "Diplomatic Baggage"
Cathy Keenan, Canadian television actor
Celia Keenan-Bolger, American stage actor and singer
David Keenan, Scottish writer and musician
Deborah Keenan, American poet and educator
Don Keenan, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Donal Keenan, Irish Gaelic games administrator
Edward L. Keenan, American historian of medieval Russia
Frank Keenan, American stage and screen actor and director
Frank Keenan (hurler) Irish hurling player
Harold Keenan, English footballer
Harry Keenan, American screen actor
Helen Grace Scott Keenan, American journalist, OSS employee and Soviet spy
Henry Francis Keenan, American journalist and author
Jack Keenan (boxer) (1929-2009), Canadian boxer
Joe Keenan (footballer), British footballer
Joe Keenan (writer), American writer and playwright
John Keenan (Medal of Honor), U.S. Army soldier
John F. Keenan, American attorney and federal judge
John R. Keennan (1940–2015), American baseball scout
Joseph B. Keenan, chief prosecutor in the International Military Tribunal for the Far East
Joseph Henry Keenan, American thermodynamicist
Lillie Keenan (born 1996), American show jumping rider
Luke A. Keenan (1872–1924), New York politician
Maynard James Keenan, American singer of bands Tool, A Perfect Circle and Puscifer
Mike Keenan, Canadian ice hockey manager
Nancy Keenan, American politician and pro-choice campaigner
Norbert Keenan, Australian politician
Paddy Keenan, Irish uilleann piper
Pepper Keenan, American musician with Corrosion of Conformity
Peter Keenan ("Crackers" Keenan), former Australian rules footballer
Peter Keenan (boxer), Scottish boxer of the 1940s, and 1950s
Philip Childs Keenan (1908-2000), American astronomer
Phuwaryne Keenan (born 1988), Thai singer
Roy Keenan (1930-2003), Canadian boxer
Sinead Keenan, Irish actress
Shy Keenan, British author, child sexual abuse survivor, and founder of Phoenix Survivors
Sterling James Keenan, American pro wrestler
Tamra Keenan, British singer
Terry Keenan, American broadcast television business correspondent
Trish Keenan, English singer and composer
Vernon Keenan, American law enforcement officer
Fictional
Gareth Keenan, character from UK television series The Office
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