How common is the surname Keech?

2,888 people in the United States had the surname Keech in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,906 Americans. It ranked 11,013th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keech?

Hazel Keech, British actress and model.

Where is the surname Keech most common?

Wikidata records people named Keech in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Keech getting more or less common?

More common. 2,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,888 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Keech

A surname, carried by 2,888 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keech is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,888 people named Keech in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,906 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,435.

#11,013

rank among US surnames

2,888

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+18.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,781)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,007	Hipolito	2,890	106,832
#11,010	Guardiola	2,889	106,869
#11,013	Gatti	2,888	106,906
#11,016	Juneau	2,887	106,943
#11,021	Bourassa	2,886	106,980

Who is named Keech

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

92% of people named Keech identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keechs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hazel Keech
British actress and model, born 1987

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Keech

Keech has the Soundex code K200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K200.

Questions

How common is the surname Keech?: 2,888 people in the United States had the surname Keech in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,906 Americans. It ranked 11,013th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keech?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Keech identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Keech?: Hazel Keech, British actress and model.
Where is the surname Keech most common?: Wikidata records people named Keech in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname Keech getting more or less common?: More common. 2,435 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,888 in 2010, up 19%.