How common is the surname Keely?

2,033 people in the United States had the surname Keely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Keely?

Ryan Keely, American pornographic actress.

Where is the surname Keely most common?

Wikidata records people named Keely in the United States.

Is the surname Keely getting more or less common?

More common. 1,642 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, up 24%.

Is Keely also a first name?

Yes. Keely is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Keely

An Irish surname, carried by 2,033 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keely is more common than 91% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of Keeley.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,033 people named Keely in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,642.

#14,636

rank among US surnames

2,033

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+23.8%

change since 2000 (was #16,184)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,631	Lyda	2,034	151,792
#14,636	Wachtel	2,033	151,867
#14,643	Bombard	2,032	151,942

Who is named Keely

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

87% of people named Keely identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keelys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ryan Keely
American pornographic actress, born 1984

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Keely

Keely has the Soundex code K400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K400.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Keely come from?: Variant of Keeley.
How common is the surname Keely?: 2,033 people in the United States had the surname Keely in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 151,867 Americans. It ranked 14,636th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keely?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Keely identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Keely?: Ryan Keely, American pornographic actress.
Where is the surname Keely most common?: Wikidata records people named Keely in the United States.
Is the surname Keely getting more or less common?: More common. 1,642 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,033 in 2010, up 24%.
Is Keely also a first name?: Yes. Keely is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.