Kekkonen () is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Eenokki Kekkonen (1841–1909), Finnish farmworker; the grandfather of Urho Kekkonen Juho Kekkonen (politician) (1890–1951), Finnish schoolteacher and politician Juho Kekkonen (forester) (1873–1928), Finnish forester and tenant farmer; the father of Urho Kekkonen Urho Kekkonen (1900–1986), the President of Finland from 1956 to 1982. Sylvi Kekkonen (1900–1974), writer and wife of Urho Kekkonen Jussi Kekkonen (1910–1962), Finnish major, younger brother of Urho Kekkonen Helena Kekkonen (1926–2014), Finnish peace activist Matti Kekkonen (1928–2013), Finnish politician, son of Urho Kekkonen Taneli Kekkonen (1928–1985), Finnish diplomat, son of Urho Kekkonen Maria Kekkonen (born 1976), Finnish erotic actress and reporter