How common is the surname Keeling?

8,938 people in the United States had the surname Keeling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,543 Americans. It ranked 3,975th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keeling?

Charles David Keeling, American scientist (1928–2005).

Where is the surname Keeling most common?

Wikidata records people named Keeling in the United States.

Is the surname Keeling getting more or less common?

More common. 8,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,938 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Keeling

A surname, carried by 8,938 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keeling is more common than 97.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,938 people named Keeling in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,543 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,100.

#3,975

rank among US surnames

8,938

people in 2010

3.0

per 100,000 Americans

+10.3%

change since 2000 (was #4,023)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,966	Kwan	8,965	34,439
#3,967	Evangelista	8,964	34,443
#3,968	Rau	8,961	34,454
#3,969	Lozada	8,959	34,462
#3,970	Canady	8,958	34,466
#3,971	Faircloth	8,954	34,481
#3,972	Batson	8,951	34,493

Who is named Keeling

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

84% of people named Keeling identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.9%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keelings

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Charles David Keeling
American scientist (1928–2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Keelin

Surnames that sound like Keeling

Keeling has the Soundex code K452, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K452.

Questions

How common is the surname Keeling?: 8,938 people in the United States had the surname Keeling in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,543 Americans. It ranked 3,975th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keeling?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Keeling identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Keeling?: Charles David Keeling, American scientist (1928–2005).
Where is the surname Keeling most common?: Wikidata records people named Keeling in the United States.
Is the surname Keeling getting more or less common?: More common. 8,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,938 in 2010, up 10%.
What are other spellings of Keeling?: Keelin.