Keele

See also: keele

English

Etymology

From Old English cȳ, plural of cū (“cow”) + hlǣw (“mound, hill”); "the hill where cows graze".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kil/

Proper noun

Keele

  1. A surname.
  2. A village and civil parish in Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire, England (OS grid ref SJ8045). [1]

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Keele is the 8941st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3661 individuals. Keele is most common among White (87.82%) individuals.

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Staffordshire)
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