Keating Surname

11,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keating Surname Definition:

1 the Irish Céitinn. But Dr. Joyce says that the name is not native Irish; so that it may be for the French Catin, from (with diminutive suff -in) 1 Old Norse kát-r (v. under Keat); 2 Latin cat-us, ‘sagacious,’ ‘cunning’; 3 Old NorseFrench cat, ‘cat.

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Keating Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States25,4051:14,2671,783
England6,2751:8,8791,285
Ireland5,8621:803142
Australia5,7491:4,696683
Canada3,8131:9,6631,451
New Zealand5381:8,4171,447
South Africa3911:138,56215,990
Scotland3541:15,1241,895
Wales2681:11,5471,284
Northern Ireland2581:7,1511,252
Portugal1041:100,1754,850
Jamaica971:29,5872,210
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Spain491:954,12336,393
Argentina451:949,85460,205
United Arab Emirates361:254,50817,423
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Luxembourg301:19,3514,315
Isle of Man291:2,959610
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Bahamas261:15,067780
Singapore261:211,83510,313
France261:2,554,720189,486
Jersey251:3,968780
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
Malta181:23,9041,289
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Puerto Rico161:221,8842,323
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
China131:105,178,5825,529
Denmark131:434,20928,556
Italy101:6,115,669111,715
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
Guam81:20,0153,029
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Qatar61:393,00055,922
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Cayman Islands41:15,9731,430
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Greenland11:56,3791,133
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Belize11:355,4743,977
Macau11:601,6301,582
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,5031:984174
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2661:19,2542,769
Scotland1371:27,3232,433
Wales721:21,7841,255
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2861:9,5001,214

Keating (166) may also be a first name.

Keating Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 the Irish Céitinn. But Dr. Joyce says that the name is not native Irish; so that it may be for the French Catin, from (with diminutive suff -in) 1 Old Norse kát-r (v. under Keat); 2 Latin cat-us, ‘sagacious,’ ‘cunning’; 3 Old NorseFrench cat, ‘cat.’ . . . the Keatins, the Connors, O-Car- rell, O-Molloy, and all that heape of Irish nations.—Spenser, The Present State of Ireland, (c. 1595.) 2 conf. with Keaty, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

One of the earliest of the hibernicized Anglo-Norman families, whose name was gaelicized Céitinn.

They settled in south Leinster. Bibl; IF 193 etc; MIF 11*; Map Wex; Plate XVII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the reasonable or urbane person; grandson of Ceatfhaidh (sense).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Keating Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Keating Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Keating is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keating? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keating is the 11,285th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 146,374 people. Keating is mostly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Keating reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 55 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 710,504th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 166 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 25,405 people, or 1 in 14,267. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 9 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 6 percent are found. Besides The United States Keating is found in 77 countries. It is also found in England, where 13 percent are found and Ireland, where 12 percent are found.

Keating Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keating has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keating surname rose 481 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 496 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 130 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 258 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 372 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keating Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Keating surname is primarily Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Keating last name are 5.77% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.54% registered with the political party.

The amount Keating earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 99.68% more than the national average, earning R 474,516 per year; in United States they earn 13.48% more than the national average, earning $48,965 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.32% more than the national average, earning $50,838 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keatings93605/
Keatting9334/
Keathing938/
Keasting930/
Keatingt930/
Kieating930/
Kating92525/
Keting92129/
Keatng922/
Khating862,322/
Ketting862,066/
Keeting86183/
Kayting8677/
Kauting8665/
Katting8643/
Kathing8624/
Koeting8616/
Kadting8616/
Kaiting8613/
Keiting8611/
Kedting869/
Kueting866/
Kationg865/
Kaeting864/
Keateng862/
Keatimg861/
Kahting861/
Kething861/
Keuting861/
Keyting861/
Katuing861/
Katieng861/
Kieting860/
Kehting860/
Ketings860/
Ceating860/
Koetting801,001/
Khathing8069/
Kaitting8039/
Kettings8039/
Katingke809/
Khatting802/
Khatingh802/
Kastings802/
Kahating801/
Kayiting801/
Khething801/
Koedting801/
Khaiting801/
Ketthing801/
Khetging801/
Khetisng801/
Kauthing801/
Kaetting800/
Kateng77859/
Keteng77583/
Cating77352/
Kiting77351/
Käting7713/
Katyng772/
Kattng771/
Kestng771/
Koetng771/
Qeting771/
Katngk771/
Kitting71226/
Casting71208/
Cationg71150/
Kästing7172/
Ketyong7149/
Cauting7129/
Cayting7115/
Ketheng7115/
Kettink719/
Khatink719/
Kateung719/
Kedteng719/
Kataeng716/
Kätting715/
Quating715/
Cathing714/
Catting713/
Kuiting713/
Kheteng713/
Ketteng713/
Cheting712/
Katheng712/
Kithing711/
Katuung711/
Kettnng711/
Koettng711/
Ceiting711/
Hkiting711/
Koiting711/
Kezteng711/
Kattingova711/
Kidting711/
Cetting711/
Kgeteng711/
Catings710/
Khetheng67505/
Quetting67142/
Keitheng67120/
Koetyong6737/
Ketengke6721/
Koithing6715/
Castings674/
Kettaeng674/
Kitng671/
Kittings671/
Catthing671/
Cheeting671/
Coetting671/
Kuitting671/
Gkettink671/
Catingue671/
Catng671/
Cattings671/
Cattingh671/
Kethaeng671/
Khatheng671/
Castting670/
Ceething670/
Koitting670/
Cautieng670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Keating
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