How common is the surname Keels?

2,843 people in the United States had the surname Keels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,599 Americans. It ranked 11,138th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keels?

Trevor Keels, American basketball player (born 2003).

Where is the surname Keels most common?

Wikidata records people named Keels in the United States.

Is the surname Keels getting more or less common?

More common. 2,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,843 in 2010, up 28%.

The surname Keels

A surname, carried by 2,843 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex K420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keels is more common than 93.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,843 people named Keels in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 108,599 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,228.

#11,138

rank among US surnames

2,843

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+27.6%

change since 2000 (was #12,726)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,132	Rieck	2,847	108,446
#11,134	McWhirter	2,846	108,484
#11,135	Pernell	2,845	108,522
#11,138	Henrich	2,843	108,599
#11,142	Getty	2,842	108,637
#11,146	Armand	2,841	108,675

Who is named Keels

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

54% of people named Keels identified as Black (not Hispanic), 37% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.7% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 54%
White (not Hispanic) 37%
Two or more races 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Keelss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Trevor Keels
American basketball player (born 2003)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Keels

Keels has the Soundex code K420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K420.

Questions

How common is the surname Keels?: 2,843 people in the United States had the surname Keels in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 108,599 Americans. It ranked 11,138th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keels?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Keels identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Keels?: Trevor Keels, American basketball player (born 2003).
Where is the surname Keels most common?: Wikidata records people named Keels in the United States.
Is the surname Keels getting more or less common?: More common. 2,228 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,843 in 2010, up 28%.