The name, McKeon?? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

rum · 01-02-2001, 04:40 AM

I think it a scottish name. Does anyone know for sure???

coily2 · 01-02-2001, 10:20 AM

Actually, the name is Irish. I don't know about Nancy's roots, but the name can be traced back to Ireland.

JMPolniaczek15 · 01-08-2001, 07:09 PM

Nancy's Intimate Portrait said that her family was Irish-Catholic.

scotsman · 12-22-2003, 10:00 PM

McKeon is Scottish Catholic.

Snowfall · 12-30-2003, 12:28 PM

I myself am of Irish descent, and the name McKeon is from Ulster in Northern Ireland. It acutally is an Americanized name, and there are several different original spellings, like MacKeown and McKean.

scotsman · 12-30-2003, 01:02 PM

The surname is of Scottish descent,from Eoin Barrett,a Scottish mercenary in Ireland in the 13th century..a'gallowglass'(hence McEoin,which became McKeon and other versions over time-------which happened in Ireland,before the immigration to America......).Remember the '40 million Irish in America' is a myth.......50 to 58% of those decendants are Protestant by religion,and are in fact Scottish/Ulster Scottish(who were Protestant)by heritage not Irish Catholic,and many people wearing green every March are celebrating the wrong country and heritage,having become Catholic by intermarriage in the States.

01-02-2001, 04:40 AM	#1
rum Member Forum Cub Join Date: Jan 02, 2001 Posts: 2	The name, McKeon?? I think it a scottish name. Does anyone know for sure???

12-30-2003, 12:28 PM	#5
Snowfall CD and Nate Forever Senior Member Join Date: Aug 18, 2003 Location: Stars Hollow (I wish!) Posts: 1,780	I myself am of Irish descent, and the name McKeon is from Ulster in Northern Ireland. It acutally is an Americanized name, and there are several different original spellings, like MacKeown and McKean.
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01-02-2001, 10:20 AM	#2
coily2 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Dec 28, 2000 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 969	Actually, the name is Irish. I don't know about Nancy's roots, but the name can be traced back to Ireland.

01-08-2001, 07:09 PM	#3
JMPolniaczek15 Member Forum Regular Join Date: May 16, 2001 Location: Amongst the cornfields in Indiana... Posts: 706	Nancy's Intimate Portrait said that her family was Irish-Catholic.

12-22-2003, 10:00 PM	#4
scotsman Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Dec 22, 2003 Posts: 3	McKeon is Scottish Catholic.

12-30-2003, 01:02 PM	#6
scotsman Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Dec 22, 2003 Posts: 3	The surname is of Scottish descent,from Eoin Barrett,a Scottish mercenary in Ireland in the 13th century..a'gallowglass'(hence McEoin,which became McKeon and other versions over time-------which happened in Ireland,before the immigration to America......).Remember the '40 million Irish in America' is a myth.......50 to 58% of those decendants are Protestant by religion,and are in fact Scottish/Ulster Scottish(who were Protestant)by heritage not Irish Catholic,and many people wearing green every March are celebrating the wrong country and heritage,having become Catholic by intermarriage in the States.