How common is the surname Keating?

17,060 people in the United States had the surname Keating in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,098 Americans. It ranked 2,121st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Keating?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Keating identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Keating?

Paul Keating, Australian politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia, followed by Kenneth Keating.

Where is the surname Keating most common?

Wikidata records people named Keating in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Keating getting more or less common?

More common. 16,392 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,060 in 2010, up 4.1%.

The surname Keating

A surname, carried by 17,060 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K352

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keating is more common than 98.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,060 people named Keating in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,098 Americans. That is up 4.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 16,392.

#2,121

rank among US surnames

17,060

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.1%

change since 2000 (was #2,027)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,112	Moseley	17,130	18,024
#2,113	Quigley	17,121	18,033
#2,114	Atwood	17,112	18,043
#2,115	Brunson	17,099	18,056
#2,116	Coon	17,097	18,058
#2,117	Mott	17,092	18,064
#2,119	Dinh	17,081	18,075

Who is named Keating

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Keating identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Two or more races 1.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keatings

12 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Keating
Australian politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia, born 1944
Kenneth Keating
American politician and diplomat (1900–1975)
Larry Keating
American actor (1899–1963)
Thomas Keating
American Trappist monk (1923–2018)
Bill Keating
American politician (born 1952)
Amy Keating Rogers
American screenwriter, born 1969
Frank Keating
American politician, born 1944
Ben Keating
American racing driver, born 1971
Charles Keating
American businessman (1923-2014)
William H. Keating
American geologist (1799–1840)
Fred Keating
American magician (1897-1961)
William J. Keating
American politician (1927-2020)

Notable Keatings come mostly from the United States (11) and Australia (1).

Questions

How common is the surname Keating?: 17,060 people in the United States had the surname Keating in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,098 Americans. It ranked 2,121st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keating?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Keating identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Keating?: Paul Keating, Australian politician, 24th Prime Minister of Australia, followed by Kenneth Keating.
Where is the surname Keating most common?: Wikidata records people named Keating in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Keating getting more or less common?: More common. 16,392 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,060 in 2010, up 4.1%.