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Keeling


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Origin Of The Surname Keeling

Meaning Of The Surname Keeling

Yacht Maker

Interesting Facts About Keeling

Keeling is an unusual surname and difficult to distinguish, however it is thought to most likely refer to a ‘Keelboat’ and is likely to be either a nickname or an occupational surname. As an occupational surname it could have been given to a person who worked on a keelboat, or who built boats. Alternatively it could have been given as a nickname to a person who owned a small yacht-like boat, and later could have stuck as a surname and become hereditary as with many nicknames.

Keeling Statistics

Keeling is the number 851 ranked surname in the United Kingdom. According to our statistics around 11,427 share the surname Keeling in the UK.

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