The keeling Surname
keeling Name Meaning and History
- Irish: see Keeley.
- English: nickname from Middle English keling ‘young codfish’.
- Americanized spelling of German Kühling, a patronymic from Colo, probably a short form of an old personal name meaning ‘helmet’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Richard Keeling; VA | Charlene Stott | 4 |
| Thomas Keeling Will probate 1831 |
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| Keeling in Lea Marston, Warwickshire |
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| Nancy Fleet Keeling Todd KY-Halifax VA |
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| Edmond Keeling: ancestors and descendants | Janet Mitchell | 5 |
| William Keeling b. 1808; NC > MI |
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| Keeling, Giles Family Pittsylvania, VA |
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| KEELING Mary P 1924-1972 |
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| James E. Keeling b. 1883; MO | Paul Keeling | 12 |
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