Keatch Surname
Approximately 117 people bear this surname
Keatch Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Kedge,' brisk, active. It occurs as Kygge or Kydge-jocundus, in Prompt Parv.. Hence we need not be surprised to find the home of the surname to be in Norfolk and the neighbouring shires. 'Kedge, brisk, budge, hale, lively.
Read More About This SurnameKeatch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 76 | 1:355,207 | 29,862 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Canada | 11 | 1:3,349,599 | 180,238 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 34 | 1:716,923 | 33,560 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Keatch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'Kedge,' brisk, active. It occurs as Kygge or Kydge-jocundus, in Prompt Parv.. Hence we need not be surprised to find the home of the surname to be in Norfolk and the neighbouring shires. 'Kedge, brisk, budge, hale, lively. Suff.': Ray and Moor (v. Wray's note on Kygge in Prompt. Parv).
Peter Kech, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Emma Keen, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Adam Kyg, Buckinghamshire, ibid.
John Keche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
1430. John Keche, rector of Erpingham", Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
On a brass plate in the ancient church of St. Helen's, Norwich, could be read:
'Hie jacet corpus Dni. Edmundi Keche, presbyteri': History of Norfolk.
1620. Henry Keitch and Magdalen Chambers: Marriage Lic. (London).
1621. Married — Andrew Stucke and Edey Kege: St. Mary Aldermary.
1673. John Keech and Mary Rutland: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
= Keech, q.v.
Keatch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keatch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keatch is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keatch? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. Keatch is primarily found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Keatch live; 66 percent live in Australasia and 66 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.
Keatch is most numerous in Australia, where it is carried by 76 people, or 1 in 355,207. In Australia it is most common in: Victoria, where 36 percent live, South Australia, where 25 percent live and Northern Territory, where 16 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Scotland, where 10 percent live.
Keatch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Keatch has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Keatch last name fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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