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There are approximately 1,217 people named Keats in the UK. That makes it the 6,357th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 19 are named Keats.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Keats surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

KEATE. KEATS. An old Cornish family bore the former name, as also did the extinct baronets of the Hoo in Hertfordshire. Hals, the Cornish topographer, gives this veiy uncomplimentarj derivation of the name: '•'■ Keate, ceate, in British is fallacy, cheat, or delusion."

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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