Keefer is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Keefer
No. of characters: 6
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Keefer

How popular is Keefer?

Keefer is common in United States.

Keefer is ranked 41026 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Keefer bearers increased by 1.714407 per cent in 2010 US census to 9552 since 2000, the surname slipped by 232 spots and ranked at 3713. The last name was found in around 32 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.7 96.6
Hispanic or Latino 1.95 0.84
Black 1.31 0.93
Others 1.07 0.91
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.32
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.48 0.4
Keefer is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 11906 people have been found who wears Keefer as their family name. Keefer is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
1,500,361 India2
18,718 Thailand2
50,640 Switzerland2
131,225 Spain2
40,340 Malaysia1
169,904 Brazil1
3,586 Honduras1
2,057 Isle of Man1
897,276 Russia1
62,864 New Zealand1
153,416 Italy1
29,046 Japan1
7,292 Vietnam1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
28,365 Kenya1
24,176 Qatar1
56,169 Mexico1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
83,908 England38
38,499 Zimbabwe30
Countries with hundreds of Keefer:
11,494 South Africa548
31,047 Germany336
17,055 Canada215
21,878 Australia113
Countries with ten thousands of Keefer:
3,766 United States10,604
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Patt Keefer worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Ashland and arrived on June 5, 1849.

Keefer Namesakes

  • Don Keefer, Actor
  • Bettye Keefer, Actress
  • Francis Henry Keefer, Canadian Politician
  • Chana Keefer, Actress
  • Derl Keefer, Author
  • Don Keefer, Actor
  • Francis Henry Keefer, Canadian Politician
  • Tom Keefer, Catherine McLeod's son
  • Francis Henry Keefer, Canadian Politician
  • Mikal Keefer, Author
  • In 0 drama film, What If...?, Caelan Keefer characterized Caelan.

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