Last Name KEATES

Summary/Contribute


Meaning	The son of Kett, but it is not clear whether Kett represents a nickname of Catherinem or, like Kit, or Christopher. The forms are found all over England, confirming a baptismal derivation.

Origin	English, Irish

Rank	97,384 (2000 US census)

Count	173 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

89.6%, or 155 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
6.94%, or 12 total occurrences, as black,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
0%, or 0 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
3.47%, or 6 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

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