How common is the surname Keyworth?

413 people in the United States had the surname Keyworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 747,568 Americans. It ranked 50,564th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Keyworth?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Keyworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Keyworth most common?

Wikidata records people named Keyworth in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Keyworth getting more or less common?

Less common. 423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 413 in 2010, down 2.4%.

The surname Keyworth

An English place surname, carried by 413 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex K630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Keyworth is more common than 68.8% of them.

Origin

English origin

From an unclear first element, perhaps Old English cā (“jackdaw”), cȳ (“cows”), or cǣg (“key; peg, pole”), + worþ (“enclosure”).

Keyworth is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 413 people named Keyworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 747,568 Americans. That is down 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 423.

#50,564

rank among US surnames

413

people in 2010

0.1

per 100,000 Americans

-2.4%

change since 2000 (was #47,210)

Who is named Keyworth

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

95% of people named Keyworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Keyworths

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gwyneth Keyworth
Actress, born 1990

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Keyworth

Keyworth has the Soundex code K630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code K630.

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Keyworth come from?: From an unclear first element, perhaps Old English cā (“jackdaw”), cȳ (“cows”), or cǣg (“key; peg, pole”), + worþ (“enclosure”).
How common is the surname Keyworth?: 413 people in the United States had the surname Keyworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 747,568 Americans. It ranked 50,564th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Keyworth?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Keyworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Keyworth?: Gwyneth Keyworth, actress.
Where is the surname Keyworth most common?: Wikidata records people named Keyworth in the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Keyworth?: Keyworth is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Keyworth getting more or less common?: Less common. 423 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 413 in 2010, down 2.4%.