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
The last name Keatch is borne by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Keatch? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 1,683,218th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name is mostly found in Oceania, where 66 percent of Keatch are found; 66 percent are found in Australasia and 66 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
It is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 76 people, or 1 in 355,207. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 36 percent are found, South Australia, where 25 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Australia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 12 percent are found and Scotland, where 10 percent are found.
Keatch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Keatch has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Keatch surname contracted 59 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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