Keeton Surname
Approximately 14,284 people bear this surname
Keeton Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ketton,' (1) a township in the parish of Lamplugh, Cumberland; (a) a parish in Rutland, near Stamford.
Johannes de Keton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henry de Ketton, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameKeeton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12,829 | 1:28,253 | 3,519 |
| England | 1,076 | 1:51,783 | 6,380 |
| South Africa | 129 | 1:419,982 | 36,405 |
| Australia | 71 | 1:380,221 | 31,281 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| New Zealand | 34 | 1:133,186 | 15,994 |
| Scotland | 20 | 1:267,691 | 12,985 |
| Wales | 8 | 1:386,816 | 19,671 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 488 | 1:49,950 | 6,097 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,294 | 1:38,809 | 4,584 |
Keeton (154) may also be a first name.
Keeton Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Ketton,' (1) a township in the parish of Lamplugh, Cumberland; (a) a parish in Rutland, near Stamford.
Johannes de Keton, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Henry de Ketton, 1379: ibid.
1506. Thomas Keton, rector of Langale and Kirksted, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.
1805. Married — Thomas Keeton and Ann Fuller: St. George, Hanover Square.
Keeton Demographics
Average Male Keeton Height
176.49 cm
Average Female Keeton Height
161.86 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Keeton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keeton Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keeton occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keeton? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 36,920th most frequent last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 510,189 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Keeton reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 740,891st most frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 154 people.
Keeton is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 12,829 people, or 1 in 28,253. In The United States Keeton is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, Alabama, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 1 percent live.
Keeton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Keeton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 991 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Keeton Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Keeton surname are 16.41% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.18% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Keeton earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning 368,809 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.8% more than the national average, earning R 367,860 per year; in United States they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $38,060 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.67% less than the national average, earning $48,852 CAD per year.
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