Key meaning | Last name Key origin

Following is the meaning of Key surname. Family name Key is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Key
No. of characters: 3
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Key

Key is used as a family name or surname in United States languages. Key has 3 characters long in length.

Key is common in United States country(ies).

Key is ranked 7519 in our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Key bearers increased by 5.078101 per cent in 2010 US census to 33501 since 2000, the surname slipped by 38 spots and ranked at 1037. The last name was found in around 114 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 68.56 71.31
Black 24.61 23.7
Hispanic or Latino 2.61 1.69
Others 2.33 1.68
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.99 0.9
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
0.9 0.72

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Key

How popular is Key?

Key is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while The Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 72028 people have been found who wears Key as their family name. Key is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
18,563 Nigeria7
1,005 Cayman Islands7
705 Gibraltar7
929 Northern Mariana Islands5
26,825 Georgia5
3,904 Ivory Coast4
12,103 Trinidad and Tobago4
1,667 Cambodia4
5,779 Uganda4
10,762 Hungary3
2,935 Angola3
3,041 Democratic Republic of The Congo3
189 Samoa3
4,138 Bahrain3
14,193 Egypt3
4,096 Dominican Republic3
6,353 Panama2
35,969 Denmark2
14,621 Croatia2
15,999 Slovakia2
12,172 Ghana2
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳

Immigrants to US

During the great famine, 20 years old Margaret Key who was residing in Ireland migrated to Connecticut on April 11, 1846 by Queen Of The West put out from Liverpool. 28 years old John Key, Isabell Key (27) Maid, Mason Peter Key, Mary Key (27), Daniel Key (30) Workman, 20 years old Marth. Key, Ann.J. Key (Born at sea) Infant, Maid Catherine Key, and 35 other Key around 52.63% of whom were workman while others worked as spinster migrated to US from Liverpool, Glasgow and Londonderry.

Celebrities having Key surname

Tim Key Actor
John Maynard Keynes Economist
Florence Ada Keynes Author
Adan Keynan Wehliye Politician
Ken Keyes Politician
Kelly Key Singer
Marie Keyrouz Musical Artist
Alan Keyes Polit.
Damian Keyes Musical Artist
Alicia Keys Singer-songwriter
  • In 2015, Alexa Key portrayed the role of Zyu in action, fantasy flick Garuda Superhero.
  • In 2015, Ashley Key characterized the role of The Young Girl in drama and horror film Circle.
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