Keeper Surname
Approximately 1,201 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKeeper Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 344 | 1:1,053,660 | 77,038 |
| Canada | 343 | 1:107,422 | 11,548 |
| England | 179 | 1:311,274 | 23,420 |
| Nigeria | 139 | 1:1,274,408 | 50,756 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Scotland | 32 | 1:167,307 | 9,494 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| India | 9 | 1:85,229,487 | 684,495 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| China | 4 | 1:341,830,392 | 16,990 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:1,547,266 | 39,871 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 52 | 1:468,757 | 26,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 253 | 1:198,493 | 17,293 |
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.
Keeper Demographics
Average Keeper Salary in
United States
$38,899 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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.
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