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Keith
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  • Used in: 3 countries

Origin: Scottish

* As a Scottish surname, from the placename in Moray, Scotland, from Scottish Gaelic Cèith, meaning "wood" or "from the battleground," which is probably borrowed from Pictish *ᚉᚓᚈ (cēt) meaning "wood", or a forest, from Proto-Brythonic *koɨd. * As a German surname, from Middle High German kit (“sprout, offspring”) (compare kint).

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United Kingdom Keith Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #503

Popularity Over Time (Scotland)

NRS Most Common Surnames 2024 ↗ / NRS Scotland (chart data) ↗

United States Keith Listen Favorite Share Copy

Rank #663
Frequency 46,747 people (17.33 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 81.17% Hispanic 1.61% Black 14.1% Asian/PI 0.52% Native Am. 1.04% Two+ 1.56%
U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

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