# Keel (surname)

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

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 8,682 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,090 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 35,562 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.6% (8,218 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Keel 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) | 79% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 14% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.8% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Keel in the United States.

## People named Keel

- Howard Keel, American actor and singer (1919–2004)
- John Keel, American writer (1930-2009)
- Ron Keel, American singer
- Stephen Keel, American soccer player (born 1983)

## Similar surnames

Kelly, Kelley, Keil, Keeley, Kiel, Kell, Keele, Kehl, Klee, Keely, Kyle, Kohl.

## 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.