The keays Surname

keays Name Meaning and History

English: variant of Kay.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The keays name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the keays family name as far back in history as possible.

keays Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of keays Families in the US in 1920

Number of keays families

9-15

4-8

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
Family Keays	Dawn Leggett	7
Looking for Andrew Arthur Keays	NorthernLights101	2
clarence myrrle keays	doreen_pederson	0
JOHN SLATER/ANNA MAUDE KEAYS	cmax85	3
William R. Keays	CWood91262	0
Please Contact re: KEAYS Family History	myceltisheart1	0
myrle keays	doreen pederson	0
Keayes John Patrick (1821) Mary Ann Hickey (1830)	Helen Henry	6
John Attwood 1860 England, help with inscription	nancyfraser45	1
John Attwood Keays Keyes Keys England and Ottawa Canada	nancyfraser45	0

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