McKean (surname)

McKean (surname)

McKean or MacKean is a surname of Scottish and Irish origin, and may refer to:

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art

military

music

politics

  • Arthur McKean, American footballer and politician
  • James B. McKean (1821-1879), New York politician and Union Army general
  • James J. MacKean, Irish politician in the 1928 Seanad
  • Samuel McKean, American merchant and politician from Burlington, Pennsylvania
  • Thomas McKean (1734-1817), signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence

Sport

other fields

  • Erin McKean, American lexicographer
    • McKean's law, variant of Muphry's law, stated by Erin McKean
  • Henry McKean, Scottish-American mathematician.
  • John McKean (1941-1996), Australian ornithologist
  • Kip McKean, minister
  • Roland McKean, American economist.

Roots

The McKeans were part of Clan MacDonald of Glencoe. The name is a corruption of MacIain, son of John.


See also


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