Keating Surname Meaning & Origin
What the Keating last name means, where the surname began and how it spread.
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Meaning and origin of the Keating last name
Meaning of the Keating last name: norman, perhaps "kite". Keating came to Ireland with the Normans and settled mainly in the south east, especially Wexford and Tipperary. Its meaning is uncertain, perhaps linked to an old word for a kite. A curious detail: Geoffrey Keating, a seventeenth century priest, wrote one of the best-loved histories of Ireland in Irish, partly while hiding in the Galtee mountains.
Arms associated with the Keating name
Arms associated with the Keating name show a red saltire on silver, set between green nettle leaves.
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Keating name FAQ
What does the Keating name mean?
Norman, perhaps "kite". Common variants include Keatinge, Ceitinn, Keaton.
Where does the Keating surname come from?
It originates in Ireland, and is also found in the United States, England and Australia.
Is there a Keating coat of arms?
Arms were granted to individuals rather than to everyone with a surname. Herald Lab paints a personalized Keating coat of arms in museum style, based on historic heraldry.
Researched by Herald Lab Research Studio, since 1993. Sources: MacLysaght, The Surnames of Ireland; Reaney & Wilson, Dictionary of English Surnames; Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford).