Keast Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 0
Cornwall 371
Cumberland 0
Derbyshire 0
Devon 41
Dorset 0
Durham 0
Essex 0
Gloucestershire 0
Hampshire 5
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 13
Leicestershire 0
Lincolnshire 0
London 19
Middlesex 0
Northumberland 1
Norfolk 3
Northamptonshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Oxfordshire 0
Rutland 0
Shropshire 1
Suffolk 5
Somerset 0
Surrey 0
Sussex 0
Staffordshire 2
Warwickshire 0
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 0
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 2

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Keast Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Keast family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 54
Female Servant 25
Male Servant 16
Farmer 9
Independent 8
Labourer 6
Tailor 6
Mason 5
Independant 3
Miner 3
Shoe Maker 3
Ag Labourer 2
Shipwright Apprentice 2
Tin Miner 2
Weaver 2
Bonnet Maker 2
Dress Maker 2
Plasterer 2
Weaver Linen 2
Washer 1
Post Man 1
Boiler Maker 1
Hut Filer 1
Licenced Victualler 1
Mariner 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Keast

Name Census Frequency
William Keast 510
Mary Keast 458
John Keast 358
Elizabeth Keast 337
Jane Keast 159
Thomas Keast 148
Richard Keast 137
James Keast 133
Samuel Keast 124
George Keast 108
Joseph Keast 104
Ann Keast 103
Eliza Keast 94
Sarah Keast 90
Annie Keast 87
Emma Keast 81
Henry Keast 68
Charles Keast 66
Robert Keast 63
Ellen Keast 58
Emily Keast 53
Catherine Keast 49
Alice Keast 47
Frederick Keast 44
Edward Keast 42

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