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Keith

in the US

There are 40,526 people with the last name "Keith" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Keith 620
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  1. is 616th most common Sawyer
  2. is 617th most common Hutchinson
  3. is 618th most common Oneill
  4. is 619th most common Stephenson
  5. is 620th most common Keith
  6. is 621st most common Kane
  7. is 622nd most common Dillon
  8. is 623rd most common Brennan
  9. is 624th most common Beard

Similar Names and Nicknames

Keithley, Keitt, Keita, Keiter, Keitel, Keeth, Keithly, Keitz, Kuite, Kett

Most Common First Names for Keith

James, Robert, John, David, Michael, William, Mary, Richard, Brian, Charles

Meaning & History

Scottish: habitational name from the lands of Keith in East Lothian. In the 17th century numerous bearers of this name settled in Ulster.

German: nickname from Middle High German kīt ‘sprout’, ‘offspring’.

FOREBEARS George Keith (c. 1638–1716), born at Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, came to NJ in or before 1685. In 1689 he settled in Philadelphia, where he became headmaster of the school now called the William Penn Charter School. He came into sharp collision with the Quaker leaders in PA and formed a separatist party known as the Christian Quakers, popularly known as ‘Keithians’.

Recent Searches for "Keith" in the US

Since June 2009
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James Keith (402 searches)
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