The Keeton surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,748 people carried this name — #3,647 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 30,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 9,342 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Keeton surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Ketton’.

An early record he cites: Johannes de Keton, 1379 — Poll Tax, West Riding of Yorkshire.

His entry covers Ketton, Keeton and Kitton.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 448 · public domain.

In print

Keeton in American newspapers,
1913.

Newspaper page from Las Vegas Optic carrying the name Keeton
Las Vegas Optic 1913-02-06
Newspaper page from The Tacoma Times carrying the name Keeton
The Tacoma Times 1913-07-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.

In print

Keeton in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

232 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Keeton. The most, 89, date from the 1910s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in Queensland, at 1.7 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Queensland 79
New South Wales 55
South Australia 43
Victoria 42
Tasmania 6
Western Australia 6
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Keeton.

Who carried it

People named Keeton,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mary Becher 1755–1823
  • Susanna Keeton 1797–1856
  • Benjamin Keeton 1800–1877
  • Susanna Keeton 1830–1831
  • Elmer Keeton 1882–1947 · bandleader
  • Walter Keeton 1905–1980 · association football player

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Keeton,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States455 records

455 records of the Keeton name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 295
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 110
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 20
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 14
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 8
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Bailey Keeton

    Born 1930; from Scott County, Tennessee. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; declared dead 1950 in North Korea. Buried at Hazel Valley Cemetery, Oneida, Tennessee.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Ernest C. Keeton

    Born 1923 in Connecticut. Enlisted 1943 at Hartford; shipping clerk from Fairfield County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 2000, buried at Willington Hill Cemetery, Connecticut.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Eliza Keeton

    Arrived at New York in 1854 aboard the Jeremiah Thompson from Liverpool, aged 33; milliner. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 455 records for Keeton in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia23 records

23 records of the Keeton name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 16
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mark Keeton

    Arrived in Queensland in 1882 aboard the Scottish Admiral, aged 32.

    Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record William Keeton

    Died 1861 in Launceston, Tasmania, aged 36.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record William E. Keeton

    Left Launceston in 1851 aboard the City of Sydney, bound for Portland Bay, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 23 records for Keeton in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

United Kingdom5 records

5 records of the Keeton name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 4
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Jemima Keeton

    Buried in 1825 at St James's burial ground, Euston, London, aged 38.

    MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. C. Keeton

    Lance Corporal, Royal' Irish Rifles. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record T. Keeton

    Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Keeton in the United Kingdom.

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Canada1 record

1 record of the Keeton name in Canada Canadian Virtual War Memorial
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Horace Keeton

    Died in service in 1915.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

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