Keates Surname
Approximately 3,193 people bear this surname
Keates Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kett,' but whether Kett represents a nick, of Catherine, or, like Kit, of Christopher, I cannot say. The forms are found all over England, confirming a baptismal derivation.
Read More About This SurnameKeates Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,033 | 1:27,407 | 3,730 |
| Canada | 289 | 1:127,493 | 13,298 |
| United States | 250 | 1:1,449,836 | 99,395 |
| Australia | 239 | 1:112,953 | 12,558 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Wales | 75 | 1:41,260 | 4,005 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 1:88,791 | 12,412 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Zimbabwe | 15 | 1:1,029,216 | 63,831 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 975 | 1:25,000 | 3,463 |
| Wales | 26 | 1:60,324 | 2,968 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 73 | 1:687,927 | 44,660 |
Keates Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Kett,' but whether Kett represents a nick, of Catherine, or, like Kit, of Christopher, I cannot say. The forms are found all over England, confirming a baptismal derivation. The variants given in the Oxford Registers are: Keete, Keighte, Keit, Ket, Keyt, Kight, Kighte, Kite, Kitte, and Kyte. Several of these are variants of Kite, which see. Keats or Keates is the genitive, as in Williams, Jones, &c.
William Ket, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1575. Jerome Kighte, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.
1581. Thomas Keate, or Keighte: ibid.
1589. Edward Keat, Berkshire: ibid.
1780. Married — Jeremiah James and Ann Keate: St. George, Hanover Square.
1791. — James Watts and Hannah Keates: ibid.
1795. — Richard Keats and Mary Widdison: ibid.
1803. Joseph Hyde and Frances Keet: ibid.
Keat(e)’s (Son): v. Keat(e.
Keates Demographics
Average Male Keates Height
178.04 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Keates Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keates Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Keates occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keates? popularity and diffusion
It is the 139,883rd most commonly used family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 2,282,351 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Keates live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles.
Keates is most commonly used in England, where it is carried by 2,033 people, or 1 in 27,407. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Staffordshire, where 14 percent live, West Midlands, where 8 percent live and West Sussex, where 6 percent live. Excluding England this surname is found in 37 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.
Keates Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Keates has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Keates last name rose 209 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 342 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 288 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 2,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keates Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Keates are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.79% registered with the political party.
The amount Keates earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.86% more than the national average, earning R 346,608 per year; in United States they earn 14.8% more than the national average, earning $49,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.08% more than the national average, earning $50,716 CAD per year.
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