Keck (surname)

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 (frequency 1:23,396), 41.2% of Germany (1:6,259), 1.8% of France (1:115,665), 1.6% of Austria (1:16,894), 1.5% of Canada (1:79,996) and 1.3% of Australia (1:60,648).

In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,708) in the following states:

• 1. Baden-Württemberg (1:2,036)
• 2. Bavaria (1:4,104)
• 3. Rhineland-Palatinate (1:5,232)

People

• Anthony Keck (1726–1797), English architect
• Bobby Keck, American NASCAR driver
• Charles Keck (1875–1951), American sculptor
• David D. Keck (1903–1995), American botanist
• Dietmar Keck (born 1957), Austrian politician
• Donald Keck (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 (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 (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 (1880–1964), American founder of Superior Oil Company, created the W. M. Keck Foundation