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    The surname Keats

    A patronymic surname, carried by 689 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈkits/ 1 syllable Soundex K320

    Keats: #33,196 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Keats #33,196, 689 people Keats: #33,196 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Keats #33,196, 689 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keats is more common than 79.5% of them.

    Origin

    From a Middle English byname meaning “kite” (bird), from kete, from Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”), from Proto-Germanic *kūtijô, diminutive of *kūt (“bird of prey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”).

    Keats is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 689 people named Keats in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 448,107 Americans. That is up 8.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 634.

    #33,196
    rank among US surnames
    689
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.7%
    change since 2000 (was #33,876)

    Who is named Keats

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

    88% of people named Keats identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 88%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
    • Two or more races 3.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 2.6%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Keatss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Steven Keats
      American actor (1945-1994)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Keats

    Keats has the Soundex code K320, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K320.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Keats come from?
    From a Middle English byname meaning “kite” (bird), from kete, from Old English cȳta (“kite, bittern”), from Proto-Germanic *kūtijô, diminutive of *kūt (“bird of prey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gū- (“to cry, screech”).
    How common is the surname Keats?
    689 people in the United States had the surname Keats in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 448,107 Americans. It ranked 33,196th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Keats?
    In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Keats identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Keats?
    Steven Keats, American actor (1945-1994).
    Where is the surname Keats most common?
    Wikidata records people named Keats in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Keats?
    Keats is /ˈkits/, one syllable.
    What type of surname is Keats?
    Keats is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Keats getting more or less common?
    More common. 634 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 689 in 2010, up 8.7%.