Keeves Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Keeves Surname Definition:

1 metonymic for a maker of Keeves or Tubs [English keeve, Old English cyf, a tub, vat] 2 perh. also an English genit. of Keefe, q.v.

Keeves Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1901:293,25322,497
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Australia231:1,173,72664,589
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Keeves Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 metonymic for a maker of Keeves or Tubs [English keeve, Old English cyf, a tub, vat] 2 perh. also an English genit. of Keefe, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Keeves Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keeves is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keeves? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 858,879th most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 22,989,104 people. The surname Keeves is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Keeves reside; 63 percent reside in Northern Europe and 63 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Keeves is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 190 people, or 1 in 293,253. In England it is most frequent in: Northamptonshire, where 26 percent are found, Cambridgeshire, where 15 percent are found and Kent, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account England Keeves occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Keeves Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keeves has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Keeves last name increased 358 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 176 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keeves Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Keeves surname is primarily Anglican (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States Keeves are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Keeves earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.69% less than the national average, earning R 76,788 per year; in United States they earn 13.44% more than the national average, earning $48,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.04% more than the national average, earning $56,162 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keves91132/
Kieves8344/
Kevesh8329/
Keevis8324/
Kevees839/
Keives836/
Keaves834/
Kevies833/
Koeves832/
Kevess831/
Kheves831/
Keuves831/
Kevets831/
Keebes830/
Cheeves77388/
Keevish779/
Kehaves772/
Keewest770/
Köves73988/
Koves73304/
Kives73180/
Kevis73170/
Kewes73131/
Keveš7338/
Kaves7337/
Ceves7317/
Kevés7315/
Kyves732/
Kíves731/
Kevys731/
Kéves731/
Keveč731/
Kiyevets719/
Kheyvets711/
Kevesova711/
Kevesová711/
Cheves672,233/
Kavesh67119/
Cueves67114/
Kevish6793/
Keviss6769/
Kevech6741/
Kovess6729/
Kövesd6728/
Kewesz6715/
Khaves6715/
Kövess6712/
Kovesh6711/
Queves6710/
Kouves679/
Kevysh678/
Kibees675/
Kevhis675/
Kivets673/
Kawees673/
Ceveas673/
Kivesh673/
Kyvets673/
Khoves672/
Khewes671/
Keuvis671/
Kyevys671/
Kewese671/
Ceives671/
Kaveus671/
Keivis671/
Kevyos671/
Kevišs671/
Kevios671/
Cevess671/
Kevois671/
Ceaves670/
Ceveys670/

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