Keillor

Keillor
	Keillor The location of Keillor in Perth and Kinross
Origin
Region of origin	Scotland; Angus
Other names
Variant form(s)	Keiller, Caylor, and Kaylor

Keillor is a surname of Scottish origin. As of 2016, there were 204 bearers of the surname in the UK. As of 1881, there were 210 people surnamed Keillor in Great Britain, mainly in Angus and Perthshire. Variants of the surname include Keiller, Caylor, and Kaylor.^[1]

Origin and variants

Keillor is a habitational name derived from a small settlement called "Keillor" in the village of Kettins near the town of Coupar Angus in the council area of Perth and Kinross in northeastern Scotland.^[1]

Notable people with the surname

Alex Keillor, Scottish footballer
Davis Keillor-Dunn, English footballer
Elaine Keillor, Canadian musicologist, pianist and professor
Garrison Keillor, American author, singer, humorist, voice actor, and radio personality
Sharon Keillor, namesake of the Sharon Keillor Award for Women in Engineering Education
Steven Keillor, American historian
Thomas Keillor, Canadian farmer, minister and politician

References

^ ^a ^b Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland (First ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1448. ISBN 978-0-19-879881-1.

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[od-1] Hanks, Patrick; Coates, Richard; McClure, Peter (2016). The Oxford dictionary of family names in Britain and Ireland (First ed.). Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 1448. ISBN 978-0-19-879881-1.

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Origin
Keillor The location of Keillor in Perth and Kinross
Region of origin	Scotland Angus
Other names
Variant form(s)	Keiller, Caylor, and Kaylor

Keillor

Origin and variants

Notable people with the surname

See also

References