How common is the last name Keith?

45,259 people in the United States have the last name Keith, about 1 in 6,604. It ranks #749 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

KEITH

#749

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
45,259
About
1 in 6,604
This common or more
36.4%
Who bears it

Of the 45,259 people with the last name Keith, 76.8% reported their origin as White, 13.8% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Keith

#747 Huerta · 45,314#748 Truong · 45,309#750 Xiong · 45,183#751 Vo · 45,170

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Keith, most common first.

#11,356 Keita · 2,655#18,545 Keitt · 1,471#30,950 Keeth · 804#45,381 Keath · 508#76,478 Keth · 271

Also a first name

As a first name, Keith ranks #153 of 53,615, with 328,988 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1957, with 12,483 births. See Keith as a first name

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