Keir is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Keir
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Keir

How popular is Keir?

Keir is common in England.

Keir is ranked 81871 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Keirs plummeted by 6.125 per cent to 751 since 2000 and slipped by 2780 spots and ranked at 30946. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.34 93.38
Hispanic or Latino 2.4 2.5
Black 2 1.88
Keir is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Scotland is ahead in terms of density. Around 5344 people have been found who wears Keir as their family name. Keir is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
9,206 Trinidad and Tobago8
16,136 Kenya3
6,270 Hong Kong3
21,529 Singapore2
20,595 China2
91,784 Netherlands2
723,167 Indonesia2
123,175 Tanzania1
277,603 France1
12,270 Lebanon1
5,589 Sudan1
3,071 Jersey1
47,891 Norway1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
5,872 Namibia1
56,169 Mexico1
24,176 Qatar1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
83,233 Spain16
12,878 Mauritania16
Countries with hundreds of Keir:
30,052 United States987
3,326 Australia927
1,087 Scotland728
7,470 Canada558
17,476 South Africa347
3,393 New Zealand225
71,225 Germany134
3,682 Wales102
Countries with thousands of Keir:
5,816 England1,226
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

William Keir worked as workman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 20 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Loodianah and arrived on October 31, 1848. Mrs Keir, aged 22, William Keir, aged 44, U Keir (40) Immigrant, Jno. Keir (12) Immigrant, Hanah Keir, aged 10, George Keir, aged 4, Sarah Keir, Born at sea U Keir, are others that migrated to US.

Keir Namesakes

  • David Keir, Film actor
  • Steve Keirn, Professional wrestler
  • Deirdre Keir, Television producer
  • Evie Keirath, Fiona Wood's daughter
  • David Keir, Film actor
  • Andrew Keir, Actor
  • Colin Keir, Scottish Politician
  • David Keir, Film actor
  • James Keir, Chemist
  • Nick Keir, Musician

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