Explore the Family Name Keer

The meaning of Keer

1. English: variant of Kear. 2. Scottish: variant of Keir. 3. Indian (Maharashtra): probably a nickname from Marathi kir ‘parrot’. 4. Indian (Punjab): Sikh (Khatri) name of unexplained etymology. Some characteristic forenames: Indian Dilip, Mahesh.

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How common is the last name Keer in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Keer has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 62,396 in popularity with approximately 300 individuals carrying it. However, by 2010, the rank had dropped to 75,564 with only 255 individuals bearing the name, which is a decrease of 15 percent. This change also reflects in the proportion per 100k people, declining from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010, a decrease of 18.18 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,396	#75,564	-21.1%
Count	300	255	-15%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Keer

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Keer has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The most significant increase was among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, escalating from 2.33 percent in 2000 to 5.88 percent in 2010, an impressive rise of 152.36 percent. Conversely, there were decreases among those identifying as Hispanic and Black, with the former dipping from 3.00 percent to 2.75 percent, and the latter dropping sharply from 5.00 percent to 2.75 percent. Meanwhile, the proportion of individuals identifying as White remained relatively stable, decreasing slightly from 88.00 to 87.84 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88%	87.84%	-0.18%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.33%	5.88%	152.36%
Hispanic	3%	2.75%	-8.33%
Black	5%	2.75%	-45%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%