# Keynes (surname)

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

An English surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | fewer than 100 |
| US rank (2010) | not ranked |
| How often | not recorded |
| Change since 2000 | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | /keɪnz/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Alteration of Anglo-Norman Kahaignae, Chaiines (“Cahagnes, now a commune in Normandy”).

## Where

Wikidata records people named Keynes in the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Keynes

- John Maynard Keynes, British economist (1883–1946)
- Skandar Keynes, British actor (born 1991)
- John Neville Keynes, British economist (1852–1949)

## Similar surnames

King, Knox, Kang, Koenig, Kinsey, Kong, Kunz, Kuhns, Koonce, Kwong, Koons, Kuang.

## 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.