Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
KEEL
There are approximately 1,006 people named Keel in the UK. That makes it the 7,174th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 16 are named Keel.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
KealKeele
Kal
Kahl
Kail
Kale
Kall
Kaul
Keala
Kee
Kealy
Keeal
Keehl
Keela
Kaehl
Keall
Kaell
Keahl
Keelah
Keelay
Keals
Kaelz
Keeld
Keelb
Kawl
Kaal
Kealo
Keali
Kaela
Kaelo
Kaeli
The Keel surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A low, flat-bottomed vessel used in the river Tyne, to convey coals; an inn-sign; a harbor. Kiel, local, a town in Denmark, a corner, wedge, a ravine.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
KEEL. Keele, a parish in co. Stafford.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.