Keil surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Keil surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 5,042 people carried this name — #6,240 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 53,500 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

186 people named Keil live in Switzerland.

They live in 14 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 52
Aargau 47
St. Gallen 17
Bern 12
Nidwalden 11
Lucerne 9
Graubünden 8
Vaud 6

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 168 people named Keil.

27 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 19 départements, most often Bas-Rhin.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 27
Bas-Rhin 56
Paris 34
Moselle 16
Aisne 6
Haut-Rhin 5
Meurthe-et-Moselle 5
Aube 3
Marne 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In Poland’s population register

70 people named Keil have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 122 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 11 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Silesian 13
Pomeranian 12
Lower Silesian 11
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 8
Lubusz 7
Opole 6
Warmian-Masurian 4
West Pomeranian 3

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Belgium’s population register

At least 34 people named Keil live in Belgium.

Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Namur.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Namur 14
Liège 13
Limburg 7

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Keil is.
A volume says what happened to it.

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