Explore the Family Name Keyworth

The meaning of Keyworth

English (Lincolnshire, Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire): habitational name from Keyworth in Nottinghamshire. The placename derives from an uncertain initial element (perhaps Old English cā ‘jackdaw’) + Old English worth ‘enclosure’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Keyworth has slightly declined from 2000 to 2010. Ranked 47,210th in 2000, it fell to 50,564th in 2010, marking a 7.1% decrease. The count of individuals carrying the Keyworth name also decreased during this period from 423 to 413, reflecting a moderate drop of 2.36%. Accordingly, the proportion per 100,000 people has also decreased by 12.5%, from 0.16 in 2000 to 0.14 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,210	#50,564	-7.1%
Count	423	413	-2.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.14	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Keyworth

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Keyworth also witnessed some changes between 2000 and 2010, as reported in the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, a staggering 96.93% of Keyworths identified as White, which slightly decreased to 94.67% by 2010. There was an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.42% in 2000 to 2.66% in 2010. Interestingly, the 2010 data also shows that for the first time, a small percentage (1.69%) of those with the Keyworth surname identified as belonging to two or more races. However, no persons with the Keyworth surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.93%	94.67%	-2.33%
Hispanic	1.42%	2.66%	87.32%
Two or More Races	0%	1.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%