Keightley Surname

150,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,939 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Keightley Surname Definition:

1 for the Irish O'Gatlaoich, Descendant of Gatlaoch.

2 for Keighley, q.v.

Keightley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4551:38,2944,980
United States5161:702,44055,541
Australia3711:72,7658,563
New Zealand1881:24,0874,212
South Africa1671:324,41730,492
Canada531:695,20056,020
Northern Ireland481:38,4383,628
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Zimbabwe231:671,22849,171
Isle of Man171:5,0481,065
Wales91:343,83718,086
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6911:35,2754,612
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

Keightley (15) may also be a first name.

Keightley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 for the Irish O'Gatlaoich, Descendant of Gatlaoch.

2 for Keighley, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Yorkshire.

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

Keightley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keightley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keightley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 150,165th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,479,601 people. Keightley is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Keightley live; 54 percent live in Northern Europe and 54 percent live in British Isles. Keightley is also the 2,900,335th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

Keightley is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 1,455 people, or 1 in 38,294. In England Keightley is primarily concentrated in: Leicestershire, where 14 percent live, Lincolnshire, where 12 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent live. Besides England Keightley occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.

Keightley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Keightley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Keightley last name grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 653 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 103 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 218 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keightley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (61%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Keightley last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.17% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Keightley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 41.23% less than the national average, earning R 139,656 per year; in United States they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning $45,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $48,014 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kightley94764/
Keightly9451/
Kieghtley894/
Keightlay891/
Keightler890/
Kightly88162/
Keitley88119/
Keyhtley820/
Ketley801,703/
Kitley80679/
Keitly805/
Keitle803/
Keatley752,604/
Keetley75875/
Kettley75595/
Kittley75102/
Keteley755/
Kitiley755/
Keitale752/
Kietley751/
Keituly751/
Kaitley751/
Khotley751/
Keitele751/
Ketyley751/
Kitaley750/
Keahtly750/
Keittle750/
Kaetley750/
Keitely750/
Keitaile7177/
Ketle7141/
Ketteley7124/
Kitle7122/
Ketly7117/
Keitaole7117/
Kitly7116/
Keitl7112/
Ketilley716/
Ketelley714/
Kettlley713/
Keitilly713/
Ketahley711/
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Keittily711/
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Keyteley710/
Keateley710/
Keattley710/
Keittely710/
Kettle678,714/
Kittle676,303/
Keitel674,450/
Kitule672,309/
Kitale671,967/
Gatley671,752/
Khotle671,683/
Koetle671,624/
Kitaly671,314/
Ketile67442/
Kitole67431/
Getley67247/
Ketele67214/
Khetle67175/
Kedley67164/
Kwetle67148/
Khatle67145/
Kidley67121/
Keetle67113/
Khutle67106/
Gotley6756/
Kehtel6754/
Kteily6737/
Ketlya6735/
Kettly6726/
Katley6721/
Ketale6720/
Ketuly6715/
Kidaghole6715/
Kitlei6713/
Keatly6711/
Kietly6711/
Keytle6711/
Khtale6710/
Ghtole678/
Keidle678/
Kitlee678/
Keital677/
Ghatly677/
Ghatle676/
Ketule676/
Keetly675/
Ketlie675/
Ghotle675/
Ghotly675/
Kituly675/
Kedile675/
Ketloy675/
Kaitoleya674/
Kitile674/
Kitloe674/
Ketole674/
Ketlee674/
Gutley673/
Khetly673/
Ketely672/
Keidhl672/
Kedhle672/
Kitlle672/
Kiatly672/
Ketlle672/
Kittly671/
Kotley671/
Khtele671/
Khtile671/
Khtole671/
Khotly671/
Kitlya671/
Kitoly671/
Koitly671/
Kweitl671/
Kttley671/
Chtley671/
Ghtale671/
Kueyahtle671/
Keotle671/
Kohtle671/
Ktaley671/
Kketle671/
Kaewtaley671/
Kitlue671/
Keitli671/
Ketlea671/
Ketlue671/
Ketwly671/
Kettilley671/
Kedily671/
Kutley670/

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