Keck is a German surname.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 49.6% of all known bearers of the surname ''Keck'' were residents of the

United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 ...

(frequency 1:23,396), 41.2% of

Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ...

(1:6,259), 1.8% of

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

(1:115,665), 1.6% of

Austria Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine Federal states of Austria, states, of which the capital Vienna is the List of largest cities in Aust ...

(1:16,894), 1.5% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its Provinces and territories of Canada, ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, making it the world's List of coun ...

(1:79,996) and 1.3% of

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

(1:60,648). In

, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,708) in the following states:Keck surname distribution
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Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

(1:2,036) * 2.

Bavaria Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a States of Germany, state in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the list of German states by area, largest German state by land area, comprising approximately 1/5 of the total l ...

(1:4,104) * 3.

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

(1:5,232)

People

* Anthony Keck (1726–1797), English architect * Bobby Keck, American

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driver * Charles Keck (1875–1951), American sculptor * David D. Keck (1903–1995), American botanist *

Dietmar Keck Dietmar Keck (born 27 April 1957) is an Austrian politician and member of the National Council. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he has represented Greater Linz since December 2002. Keck was born on 27 April 1957 in Linz. After school ...

(born 1957), Austrian politician *

Donald Keck Donald B. Keck (born January 2, 1941) is an American research physicist and engineer most noted for his involvement in developing low-loss optical fiber. Keck grew up in Lansing, Michigan and attended Michigan State University, after which he j ...

(born 1941), American physicist * Fred Keck (1854–1913), American farmer and politician * Gary Keck, American chemist * Hermann Keck, inventor of the Keck clip *

Howard B. Keck Howard Brighton Keck (September 20, 1913 – December 14, 1996) was an American businessman. He was also a Thoroughbred horse racing, racehorse owner and breeder, and the owner of an auto racing team that twice won the Indianapolis 500. Early ...

(1913–1996), son and successor of W. M. Keck * James M. Keck (1921–2018), United States military officer * Jean-Christophe Keck (born 1964), French musician and editor of the critical edition of the works of Jacques Offenbach * Jeremiah Keck (1845–1930), American politician * Kevin Keck (born 1973), American essayist and poet * Philip Keck (1848-1911), American judge, lawyer, and politician * Rachelle Keck, American lawyer and academic administrator * Rebecca J. Keck (1827–1904), American physician and patent medicine entrepreneur * Sandra Keck (born 1967), German singer, director, actor and author. *

Stan Keck James Stanton Keck (September 11, 1897 – January 20, 1951) was an American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He attended The Kiski School and went on to play college football at Princeton University as a tackle and ...

(1897–1951), American football player * Tara Keck (born 1978), American-British neuroscientist *

Tim Keck Timothy A. Keck (born 1967) is an American newspaper publisher and satirist, best known for co-founding the satirical newspaper ''The Onion'' in 1988. After selling it the following year, he founded the free, weekly alternative newspaper ''The Stra ...

(born 1967), American newspaper publisher * Tinker Keck (born 1976), American sportsman * William Myron Keck (1880–1964), American founder of Superior Oil Company, created the W. M. Keck Foundation

References

{{surname, Keck German-language surnames