# Keele (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,661 |
| US rank (2010) | 8,941 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 84,334 people |
| Change since 2000 | +22% (2,996 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /kil/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".

## Who carries it

Share of people named Keele 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) | 88% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Similar surnames

Keel, Keil, Keeley, Kell, Kehl, Keely, Kelly, Kelley, Kyle, Kohl, Kiley, Kuhl.

## 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.