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    The surname Keeler

    A surname, carried by 11,546 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K460

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keeler is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,546 people named Keeler in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,740 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 10,930.

    #3,124
    rank among US surnames
    11,546
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,040)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,115Barclay11,56826,690
    #3,116Grissom11,56326,701
    #3,117Canfield11,56026,708
    #3,119Edge11,55626,717
    #3,120Cota11,55426,722
    #3,121Perrin11,55026,731
    #3,122McAdams11,54726,738

    Who is named Keeler

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

    91% of people named Keeler identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Keelers

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Ruby Keeler
      American actress, dancer, and singer (1910-1993)
    • Kathy Keeler
      American rower, born 1956
    • Willie Keeler
      American baseball player (1872–1923)
    • Ken Keeler
      American television writer and producer, born 1961

    Notable Keelers come mostly from the United States (3) and Canada (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Keeler

    Keeler has the Soundex code K460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K460.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Keeler?
    11,546 people in the United States had the surname Keeler in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,740 Americans. It ranked 3,124th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Keeler?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Keeler identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Keeler?
    Ruby Keeler, American actress, dancer, and singer (1910-1993), followed by Kathy Keeler.
    Where is the surname Keeler most common?
    Wikidata records people named Keeler in the United States and Canada.
    Is the surname Keeler getting more or less common?
    More common. 10,930 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,546 in 2010, up 5.6%.