McKeown

McKeown and MacKeown are Irish surnames originating both from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain ("Son of Eoghan") and Mac Eoin ("Son of Eoin"), which are pronounced identically: /mək ˈow ən/ or "McOwen". The surnames are associated with the Mac Eoin Bissett family.

There are at least three common ways to pronounce the name:

• /mə ˈkju ən/ "Mc YU-en"
• /mɪk ˈjoʊn/ "Mick YONE"
• /mə ˈki ən/ "Mc KEE un"

People

• Bob McKeown, Canadian reporter
• Charles McKeown, British actor and writer
• Bishop Donal McKeown Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Down and Connor
• Erin McKeown, American singer
• Gary McKeown, British footballer (retired)
• Greg McKeown (author), leadership consultant and writer
• Greg McKeown, American soccer player (retired)
• James McKeown, Irish football player
• Jim McKeown (soccer), American soccer player
• Jim McKeown (racing driver), Australian racing driver
• Jimeoin McKeown, Irish-Australian comedian and actor
• John McKeown, Scottish singer
• Laurence McKeown, Provisional Irish Republican Army member
• Les McKeown, Scottish singer, former member of the Bay City Rollers
• M. Margaret McKeown, judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• Max McKeown, British management author
• Nick McKeown, Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Stanford University
• Paul McKeown, Scottish Intelligence and Analytics expert
• Sean McKeown, American Herpetologist
• Susan McKeown, Irish-American singer
• Thomas McKeown, Scottish footballer (Celtic, Blackburn Rovers, Scotland)
• Tom D. McKeown, American politician (US Representative from Oklahoma)