McKeon and MacKeon are Irish surnames originating both from the Gaelic Mac Eoghain ("Son of Eoghan") and Mac Eoin ("Son of John"), which are pronounced identically. Other variants in English include

MacEoin Mac Eoin, MacEoin or McEoin is an Irish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Denis MacEoin (born 1949), Irish editor *Gearóid Mac Eoin (born 1929), Irish academic *Seán Mac Eoin (1893–1973), Irish politician *Tomás Mac Eoin (bor ...

and McKeown. Notable people with the name include: * Alistair McKeon, fictional character in the

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* Beverley McKeon, British physicist and aerospace engineer
Doug McKeon
(born 1966), American actor *

Emma McKeon Emma Jennifer McKeon, (born 24 May 1994) is a retired Australian competitive swimmer. She is an eight-time world record holder, three current and five former, in relays. Her total career haul of 14 Olympic medals following the 2024 Olympic Gam ...

(born 1994), Australian Olympic swimmer * Howard "Buck" McKeon (born 1938), American politician *

Jack McKeon John Aloysius McKeon (; born November 23, 1930), nicknamed "Trader Jack," is an American former manager and front-office executive in Major League Baseball (MLB). In , at age 72, he won a World Series as manager of the Florida Marlins. Two ful ...

(born 1930), American baseball manager and executive * John McKeon (1808–1883), New York lawyer and politician, U.S. Representative * John F. McKeon (born 1958), American politician * Kaylee McKeown (born 2001), Australian Olympic swimmer * Larry McKeon (1944–2008), American politician *

Lindsey McKeon Lindsey McKeon (born March 11, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Marah Lewis on ''Guiding Light'' and Taylor James on '' One Tree Hill''. She previously starred on '' Saved by the Bell: The New Class'' as Katie Peters ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Matt McKeon Matthew John McKeon (born September 24, 1974) is an American retired soccer midfielder who played seven seasons in Major League Soccer. He earned two caps with the United States men's national soccer team and was a member of the 1996 U.S. Olymp ...

(born 1974), American soccer player * Matthew McKeon (1924–2003), U.S. Marine *

Myles McKeon Myles McKeon (3 April 1919 – 2 May 2016) was an Irish-born Australian bishop who was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Bunbury.

(1919–2016), Roman Catholic bishop *

Nancy McKeon Nancy Justine McKeon (born April 4, 1966) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Jo Polniaczek on the NBC sitcom '' The Facts of Life'' and Jinny Exstead on ''The Division''. Early life and family Nancy Justine McKeon was born on ...

(born 1966), American actress * Philip McKeon (1964–2019), American actor (and brother of Nancy McKeon) *

Richard McKeon Richard McKeon (; April 26, 1900 – March 31, 1985) was an American philosopher and longtime professor at the University of Chicago. His ideas formed the basis for the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Life, times, and influences McKeo ...

(1900–1985), American philosopher * Scott McKeon, British blues rock guitarist, songwriter, singer, and music tutor * Sean McKeon (born 1997), American football player *

Stephen McKeon Stephen McKeon is an Irish composer of film and television soundtrack music. He has received two Irish Film and Television Awards, both for John Boorman films, '' The Tiger's Tail'' in 2007 and '' Queen & Country'' in 2015, and was previously ...

, Irish film music composer

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