How Many People Have the Last Name Keith?
people had the surname Keith in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 6,083 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+1,740 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Keith (79.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 14.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Keith ranks #524. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Keith grew from 46,747 people in 2000 to 48,487 in 2010 (up 3.7%), and its rank fell from #663 to #718. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 17.33 to 16.44 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 46,747 | 48,487 |
| Rank | #663 | #718 |
| Per 100,000 people | 17.33 | 16.44 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Keith
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Keith: K300
👤 Keith as a First Name
Keith is a first name too: about 338,452 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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