Keeper Surname

313,034th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Keeper Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the keeper,' a woodward, also the keeper of any stronghold; v. Keep. 'The keeper of the prison' (Acts xvi. 37).

'John Keeper, or Woodward, of Buckholt-wood: Rudde's Gloucestershire.

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Keeper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3441:1,053,66077,038
Canada3431:107,42211,548
England1791:311,27423,420
Nigeria1391:1,274,40850,756
Zimbabwe351:441,09338,294
Scotland321:167,3079,494
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Austria91:946,15970,786
India91:85,229,487684,495
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
China41:341,830,39216,990
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
France21:33,211,361423,184
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England521:468,75726,382
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2531:198,49317,293

Keeper (406) may also be a first name.

Keeper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an official title. 'the keeper,' a woodward, also the keeper of any stronghold; v. Keep. 'The keeper of the prison' (Acts xvi. 37).

'John Keeper, or Woodward, of Buckholt-wood: Rudde's Gloucestershire.

William Kepere, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

John Keeper, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

1567. John Keper: Register of the University of Oxford.

1568. John Keeper, or Keper, or Kepar, Hart Hall: ibid.

Johannes Kauper, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

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

Keeper Last Name Facts

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

Keeper occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keeper? popularity and diffusion

The last name Keeper is the 313,034th most frequently used family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 6,067,898 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Keeper are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 427,982nd most commonly held given name throughout the world, borne by 406 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 344 people, or 1 in 1,053,660. In The United States Keeper is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 18 percent live, Ohio, where 12 percent live and Missouri, where 10 percent live. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 50 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 29 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Keeper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keeper has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Keeper surname increased 136 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 344 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keeper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keeper surname are 26.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 73.58% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Keeper earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.85% less than the national average, earning $38,899 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.03% less than the national average, earning $31,784 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keepper92148/
Keepfer9274/
Keepher924/
Keepeer923/
Keepert920/
Keper91325/
Keiper834,021/
Keuper831,580/
Kieper831,524/
Kepper831,185/
Koeper83458/
Kueper83369/
Kepfer83273/
Kepher83255/
Kepert83152/
Kepere8351/
Keyper8310/
Kepeer834/
Kheper833/
Keaper833/
Kaeper833/
Keperh833/
Kejper831/
Kepeur831/
Kepear830/
Kepr8032/
Kuepfer77984/
Kuepper77715/
Keipert77619/
Koepfer77354/
Keipper77224/
Keppert77201/
Koepper77188/
Kiepper77101/
Kiepfer7778/
Kespert7735/
Keupper7716/
Kešpert7713/
Cheeper774/
Kephert774/
Koepher774/
Keppier773/
Kiepeer773/
Kuepher772/
Kaepper772/
Kuepeer771/
Keipere771/
Keupert771/
Keypper771/
Keisper771/
Keupfer770/
Keipher770/
Kepfert770/
Kepperd770/
Keiiper770/
Keuoper770/
Keipfer770/
Koper7313,023/
Kiper736,638/
Kaper732,443/
Kepir731,544/
Kyper731,035/
Köper73900/
Keprt73358/
Ceper73248/
Keppr733/
Keijsper71152/
Keippert717/
Keiperth715/
Keispert711/
Keperova711/
Koeppfer710/
Kuiper6720,271/
Kipper677,096/
Kapfer674,348/
Kopper673,137/
Kipfer673,073/
Kuyper672,677/
Kapper672,046/
Kauper67900/
Köpfer67798/
Köpper67743/
Kopfer67555/
Kaiper67397/
Khaper6791/
Kouper6762/
Kajper6762/
Kõpper6754/
Kopher6753/
Kopier6745/
Khoper6743/
Kapier6731/
Kypfer6730/
Kayper6728/
Kohper6725/
Kipere6721/
Käpper6721/
Cheper6718/
Cepher6717/
Kypper6714/
Kapeer6713/
Kepprt679/
Coeper675/
Kipher673/
Kapher673/
Khepre672/
Koyper672/
Kephrt671/
Kipger671/
Kapear671/
Kaperh671/
Queper671/
Kioper671/
Käpfer671/
Cejper671/
Kabper671/
Kepuir670/
Kiperd670/
Caeper670/
Cueper670/

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