Last Name KEATS

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, Jewish, Irish

Rank 33,876 (2000 US census) 33,527 (1990 US census)
Count 634 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 90.54%, or 574 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 5.05%, or 32 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 2.05%, or 13 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • 1.26%, or 8 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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