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Type Surname (from location)
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. KEE-tən  [key]
Other Forms FormsKeaton

Meaning & History

Habitational name from a place called Ketton in Durham or one in Rutland or from Keaton in Ermington, Devon. The first is named from the Old English personal name Catta or the Old Norse personal name Káti and Old English tūn "settlement"; the second is probably from an old river name or tribal name Cētan (possibly a derivative of Celtic cēd "wood") and Old English ēa "river"; and the last possibly from Cornish kee "hedge, bank" and Old English tūn.
Added 3/12/2016 by anonymous
Edited 2/27/2018 by Marusero