Keener Family History
Keener Name Meaning
Americanized form of German Kiener or Kühner (see Kuehner ). English: variant of Keenor a habitational name from Keynor in Sidlesham (Sussex) derived from Old English cȳna genitive plural of cū ‘cow’ + ōra ‘bank edge slope’.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022