Keeling Surname

28,137th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Keeling Surname Definition:

Nick 'the keeling,' i.e. a special small cod; Icel. keila, a kind of small cod. On visiting the North-east coast in the summer of 1886, I failed to find the word in use, yet both word and name were there for centuries.

John Kelynge, master of Greatham Hospital, 1463: DDD.

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Keeling Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,7041:33,8624,228
England5,8771:9,4811,395
Canada7521:48,9975,942
Australia4181:64,5837,740
Ireland2871:16,4071,811
New Zealand2641:17,1532,999
Wales1561:19,8372,100
South Africa1251:433,42237,136
Israel1041:82,2859,899
Jamaica571:50,3502,926
Cuba441:261,8805,025
Scotland361:148,7178,826
Northern Ireland351:52,7154,341
Spain271:1,731,55749,506
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Switzerland231:357,08327,273
Germany211:3,833,593163,016
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Isle of Man111:7,8021,618
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Gibraltar61:5,659991
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
France51:13,284,544357,392
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Nicaragua31:2,007,0306,490
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland521:85,1905,835
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5781:9,4551,419
Wales241:65,3513,160
Scotland131:287,9409,345
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3481:37,2544,408

Keeling (145) may also be a first name.

Keeling Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Nick 'the keeling,' i.e. a special small cod; Icel. keila, a kind of small cod. On visiting the North-east coast in the summer of 1886, I failed to find the word in use, yet both word and name were there for centuries.

John Kelynge, master of Greatham Hospital, 1463: DDD. (Durham).

Henry Keling, rector of Houglton-le-Spring, 1482: ibid.

(2) Local, 'of Keelin.' I suspect the Staffordshire, Cheshire, and Lancashire Keelings are of local origin. But I cannot find the spot. The final 'g' is in this case an excrescence, as in Jennings, Hewlings, &c.

'In 56 Henry III (1272), Henry de Lasey granted for his service all that land which William of Keelin and William his son formerly held, and which reverted to the grantor by the felony of William de Keelin': Baines' Lancashire (Croston s edit).

Walter de Kelin. Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Osbert Kelyng, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

1526. William Kelyng and Anne Lacy: Marriage Lic (London).

1582. Daniel Keeling, Oxfordshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1645. Nathaniel Waterhouse and Elizabeth Kelinge: Marriage Lic. (London).

1661. Edward Keling and Alice Cave: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) 1 Ceol’s Son [Anglo-Saxon Céoling-céol = Old Norse kióll = O.H.Ger. kiol, a ship + the son suff. -ing] 2 Bel. to Keeling = (the Estate of the) Céol(a Family [Anglo-Saxon *Céolingas (dat. Céoling-um)- -ingas, pl. of the son suff. -ing] There is a Keeling Hall in Norfolk.

3 perh. occasionally a nickname from the fish so-called [Northern English and Scot. ke(e)ling, a kind of cod: cp. Old Norse keila, ‘a sea-fish allied to the cod ’ (and Dano-Norwegian kulle, Swedish kolia, a haddock]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Killing or Keeling (Domesday Book, Chellinge); a location name in Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The Keelings wore a Staffordshire family in the 17th century (E.). The name of Kelin or Kelyng was represented in Cambridgeshire and other counties in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Keeling Last Name Facts

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

Keeling (Arabic: كيلنج) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Keeling click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keeling? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keeling is the 28,137th most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 381,387 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Keeling reside; 59 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Keeling is also the 766,399th most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 145 people.

Keeling is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10,704 people, or 1 in 33,862. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Kentucky, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in England, where 31 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Keeling Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keeling has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keeling last name expanded 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 552 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 277 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keeling Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Keeling last name is predominantly Catholic (69%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keeling surname are 16.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.26% registered with the political party.

The amount Keeling earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 62.25% more than the national average, earning R 385,560 per year; in United States they earn 3.46% less than the national average, earning $41,658 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.89% more than the national average, earning $51,119 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keelingg932/
Keelling931/
Keealing931/
Keelihng931/
Keelingh931/
Kheeling931/
Keetling930/
Keling921,094/
Kieling862,231/
Keiling86881/
Koeling86207/
Kehling86203/
Keuling86116/
Kealing8684/
Keyling8615/
Kejling8615/
Kaeling866/
Kueling862/
Keeleng862/
Keelinc861/
Keliong861/
Ceeling860/
Kyeling860/
Kesselling820/
Koelling801,820/
Koehling80231/
Kejeleng80138/
Kuelling8085/
Kiehling8041/
Kielling8014/
Khelling803/
Khieling802/
Koelihng801/
Keyaling801/
Keitling801/
Kaehling801/
Kyelling801/
Keysling800/
Kaelling800/
Keuhling800/
Koweling800/
Keulling800/
Kaling773,191/
Keleng772,590/
Kiling771,411/
Koling77394/
Celing77124/
Kyling77114/
Köling7726/
Kielng771/
Kiiesling752/
Keilingue751/
Koellling750/
Kolling715,121/
Kauling711,098/
Khaling71976/
Kailing71590/
Koelink71395/
Köhling71375/
Kalling71373/
Queling71216/
Cheling71134/
Coeling71125/
Kelaeng7189/
Kähling7168/
Kohling7164/
Kaaling7158/
Kajling7143/
Kahling7141/
Kuiling7139/
Caeling7117/
Keilingová7114/
Kilings7113/
Kiliong718/
Keslink717/
Kayling717/
Kalieng715/
Kysling712/
Kealeng712/
Koiling712/
Keislng711/
Kesilng711/
Kalingh711/
Kilhing711/
Kolingg711/
Khiling711/
Keuleng711/
Kalinkg711/
Ceyling711/
Ceiling711/
Kueleng711/
Kaelink711/
Ketleng711/
Kilieng711/
Kihling710/
Keilink710/
Cealing710/
Kleng67280/
Coelingh67188/
Keslinke67142/
Khilling6750/
Köhlings6743/
Koilhing6723/
Cheeleng6715/
Kaisling6715/
Kelengue6710/
Kiyaling679/
Khalingg676/
Khailing674/
Khoeleng674/
Khalling673/
Ceilling672/
Kausling672/
Kjølling672/
Koisling672/
Kalng672/
Kayiling671/
Kaugling671/
Kilingue671/
Koulling671/
Coweling671/
Khaeleng671/
Koulieng671/
Kailling670/

Keeling Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Keeling in the Arabic language
كيلنجkylnj-
كيلنغkylngh-

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