Following is the meaning of Keith surname. Family name Keith is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Keith is used as a family name or surname in Scotland languages. Keith has 5 characters long in length.
Keith is common in United States country(ies).
Keith is ranked 6758 in our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Keith bearers increased by 3.722164 per cent in 2010 US census to 48487 since 2000, the surname slipped by 55 spots and ranked at 718. The last name was found in around 164 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
White | 79.32 | 81.17 |
Black | 14.52 | 14.1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2.28 | 1.61 |
Others | 2.13 | 1.56 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.08 | 1.04 |
Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 0.67 | 0.52 |
It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Keith
How popular is Keith?
Keith is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 80382 people have been found who wears Keith as their family name. Keith is used widely across the globe.
More detailed information can be found below: RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
946 Papua New Guinea5
8,689 Pakistan4
78,945 Argentina3
3,224 Afghanistan3
6,779 Nicaragua3
32,695 Nigeria3
11,290 Guyana3
7,683 Latvia3
32,472 Azerbaijan3
2,720 South Korea3
41,879 Turkey2
18,035 Egypt2
17,547 Colombia2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
20,035 Uzbekistan2
3,014 Taiwan2
2,617 Cambodia2
12,172 Ghana2
24,269 Peru2
6,353 Panama2
4,086 Angola2
5,318 Iraq2
1,136 Mali2
3,478 Haiti2
1,834 Malta2
10,183 Jordan2
8,657 Lebanon2
573 Vanuatu1
8,181 Botswana1
6,033 Benin1
28,746 Algeria1
7,198 Maldives1
10,190 Bahrain1
123,175 Tanzania1
2,374 Bermuda1
165,773 Belarus1
2,190 Barbados1
13,606 Senegal1
90,903 Moldova1
7,790 Zambia1
3,952 Yemen1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
58,885 Poland1
1,819 Laos1
47,891 Norway1
9,926 Ivory Coast1
5,872 Namibia1
38,830 Morocco1
6,688 Malawi1
12,745 Luxembourg1
586 San Marino1
2,578 Guam1
15,705 Cameroon1
29,774 Venezuela1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
19,810 Croatia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
24,421 Slovakia1
2,613 The Bahamas1
5,589 Sudan1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
25,746 Finland1
16,283 Lithuania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
49,393 Netherlands35
40,883 Zimbabwe27
52,530 Belgium22
5,663 Thailand18
1,163 Jersey17
2,705 China16
113,815 Kazakhstan14
65,188 Czech Republic13
5,153 Japan12
220,909 Ukraine12
393,760 Indonesia12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,957 Switzerland81
190,119 India77
78,184 Italy67
34,746 Spain67
155,919 Russia64
9,807 Denmark59
6,104 Wales56
Countries with hundreds of Keith:
966 New Zealand734
7,877 Mexico654
27,922 France355
34,683 Brazil334
6,650 Malaysia304
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
5,328 Chile189
6,872 Austria183
1,506 Jamaica178
5,581 United Arab Emirates176
938 Costa Rica156
1,698 Hong Kong142
2,912 Ireland142
1,311 Trinidad and Tobago142
8,508 Sweden109
2,133 Northern Ireland107
3,201 Singapore106
Countries with thousands of Keith:
1,748 England4,549
1,350 Canada3,796
1,912 Uganda3,174
1,664 Australia1,916
543 Scotland1,582
12,203 Philippines1,224
5,450 South Africa1,187
8,780 Germany1,110
5,419 Kenya1,020
Countries with ten thousands of Keith:
648 United States55,848
Full Last Name Distribution ⇳
Immigrants to US
During the great famine, 35 years old workman Thoms. Keith who was residing in Ireland migrated to USA on January 16, 1849 by Arrick put out from Liverpool. 30 years old William Keith, John Keith (23) Workman, Soldier Mattw. Keith, Workman Michael Keith, 45 years old John Keith, 20 years old George Keith, Willm. Keith (19) Workman, 55 years old Mary Keith, 20 years old David Keith, and 14 other Keith around 64.71% of whom were workman migrated to US from New Ross, Liverpool and Halifax.
Celebrities having Keith surname
Tom Keith Actor
Farley Keith DJ
Kenton Keith Football player
Joe Keithley Musician
Agnes Newton Keith Author
Agnes Newton Keith Author
George Keith, 5th Earl Marischal Earl Marischal
Brian Keith Film actor
Albertina Keith Musical Artist
Algernon Keith-Falconer, 9th Earl of Kintore British Politician
In 2016 drama film, Trigger'd 2, Kendra Keith characterized Annette Davis. Bridgett Keith portrayed main character of Jennifer Jaymes in 0 horror, thriller flick Sins of Man II: Vengeance. In 2017, Tylor Keith characterized the role of Keith in horror film Coveted Desires. Related Family Names:
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