Keevil Surname

409,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Keevil Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Keevil,' a parish in Wiltshire, four miles from Trowbridge.

1620 Baptised — Jaine, d. Henry Kevill: St. James, Clerkenwell.

Keevil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4391:126,92012,677
United States2241:1,618,120108,461
Canada691:533,99444,923
Australia611:442,55234,724
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Wales161:193,40812,484
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Jersey51:19,8403,614
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2531:96,3459,841
Wales61:261,4039,165
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Keevil (37) may also be a first name.

Keevil Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Keevil,' a parish in Wiltshire, four miles from Trowbridge.

1620 Baptised — Jaine, d. Henry Kevill: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

[belonging to Keevil (Wilts), 10th cent. Kefle [perh. the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Cæfel, without a local suff.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Wiltshire.

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

Amongst the Wiltshire family names derived from parishes in the county are Keevil and Kemble.

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

Keevil Last Name Facts

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

The last name Keevil is found most in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Keevil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 409,546th most frequent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,543,430 people. The last name Keevil is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Keevil are found; 54 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles. Keevil is also the 1,688,769th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 37 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 439 people, or 1 in 126,920. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 11 percent live, Somerset, where 11 percent live and Essex, where 10 percent live. Other than England it is found in 18 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and Canada, where 8 percent live.

Keevil Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keevil has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 521 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keevil Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Keevil surname are 4.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.94% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Keevil earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.26% more than the national average, earning $48,009 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.82% more than the national average, earning $73,442 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keevill92271/
Keeviel921/
Kevil911,400/
Keeville8641/
Keeviell860/
Kevill83494/
Keevel8363/
Kevile8322/
Kebeil831/
Koevil830/
Keville771,037/
Kievill777/
Kevitil772/
Keavill770/
Kavil731,411/
Kovil73139/
Kivil7394/
Cevil7360/
Kevel7348/
Kevyl731/
Kevilova713/
Kievel67278/
Kewele6775/
Kevele6761/
Kaevel6746/
Keivel6744/
Ketvel6721/
Kovill6715/
Kovhil676/
Kevell675/
Chevil675/
Koweil675/
Quevil674/
Kauvil673/
Khavil673/
Khevel673/
Koevel673/
Kaweil672/
Kavail672/
Cevill672/
Kaviel671/
Kaveel671/
Kewile671/
Kuivil671/
Kovail671/
Kivhil671/
Kaavil671/
Kavill671/
Kivill670/

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