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