Mckeighen

Mckeighen Meaning & Origin

About Mckeighen
The surname Mckeighen is of Scottish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name Mac Eochaidh, meaning "son of Eochaidh." Eochaidh is an ancient Irish and Scottish personal name, derived from the elements "eo" meaning "horse" and "cath" meaning "battle." The name Mckeighen signifies a person's ancestral connection to someone named Eochaidh and reflects their association with horses and battles in Scottish history.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Mckeighen is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Mckeighen: 103
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 157,234
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.03

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mckeighen based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Mckeighen is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MKN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M20205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AH0 K IY1 G AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/mckeighen*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M225

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Mckeighen in Braille

Here's how to represent Mckeighen in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Mckeighen in braille

How to sign the name Mckeighen using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Mckeighen using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Mckeighen in sign language

Numerology