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 (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

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

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...

(1:6,259), 1.8% of

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

(1:115,665), 1.6% of

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

(1:16,894), 1.5% of

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...

(1:79,996) and 1.3% of Australia (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 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 inhabitants across a ...

(1:2,036) * 2.

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

(1:4,104) * 3.

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) 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 ...

(1:5,232)

People

Anthony Keck Anthony Keck (1726–1797) was an 18th-century English architect with an extensive practice in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire, Herefordshire and South Wales. Life Keck was born at Randwick, Gloucestershire in 1726 He designed in the "austere ...

, English architect * Bobby Keck, American

NASCAR The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, LLC (NASCAR) is an American auto racing sanctioning and operating company that is best known for stock car racing. The privately owned company was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1948, and ...

driver *

Charles Keck Charles Keck (September 9, 1875 – April 23, 1951) was an American sculptor from New York City, New York. Early life and education Keck studied at the National Academy of Design and the Art Students League of New York with Philip Martiny ...

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

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 Hermann Keck (1919 – 2010) was a German scientist who invented the Keck Clip. Keck was born in Treysa Treysa, an independent town until 1970, is the biggest ''Stadtteil'' of the German town Schwalmstadt. It was incorporated into Schwalms ...

, 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 Jean-Christophe Keck is a French musicologist and conductor, born in Briançon, in 1964. He is particularly noted as a specialist in the works of Jacques Offenbach, and is the director of the complete critical edition in progress, named after both ...

(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 * Rebecca J. Keck (1827–1904), American physician and patent medicine entrepreneur * Stan Keck (1897–1951), American football player * Tara Keck (born 1978), American-British neuroscientist * Tim Keck (born 1967), American newspaper publisher * Tinker Keck (born 1976), American sportsman *

William Myron Keck William Myron Keck (April 27, 1880 – August 20, 1964) was an American oil entrepreneur and philanthropist. Founder of Superior Oil Company, author Kevin Krajick has described Keck as "the world's greatest oil prospector, a man whose insti ...

(1880–1964), American founder of Superior Oil Company, created the W. M. Keck Foundation

References

{{surname, Keck German-language surnames