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There are approximately 2,410 people named Keep in the UK. That makes it the 3,879th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 38 are named Keep.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Location or Geographical Feature

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The Keep surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

KEEP. Perhaps from residence at the " keep," or domestic department of a castle. If I may be allowed a little self-plagiarism here, I will extract from my " Contributions to Literature" (Lend. 18"54. p. 279), the following passage : —

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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