# Keaton (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/keaton/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,723 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,656 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 31,754 people |
| Change since 2000 | +17% (8,333 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkitən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

A variant of Caton or Keeton, or a habitational name from Keaton in Ermington, Devon, possibly derived from Welsh cae (“hedge, enclosure”) + Middle English toun (“farmstead, settlement”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Keaton in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Keaton in the United States.

## People named Keaton

- Buster Keaton, American actor, comedian, and director (1895–1966)
- Diane Keaton, American actress and film director (1946–2025)
- Michael Keaton, American actor (born 1951)
- Josh Keaton, American actor
- Camille Keaton, American actress
- Joe Keaton, American actor (1867-1946)

## Similar surnames

Keeton, Katona, Khatoon, Khatun, Kidane, Kidney.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.