Keath Family Crest & Name History

In old registers, Keath often stands in for Keith. At root, the name means “From the lands of Keith”.

How the spelling arose

The two spellings differ in a small detail: Keath has “a” where Keith has “i”. Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard. The same family of names includes Keyth and Keeth.

Surname statistics

According to the 2010 US Census, the Keath surname had 443 bearers.

Family crest and blazon

Arms linked to Keith and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

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