Keyes (surname)
# Keyes (surname)

Keyes is a common surname, derived from either Anglo-Saxon tribe of Great Britain or a Celtic tribe of Ireland. Notable people with the name include:

* Alan Keyes (born 1950), American politician and diplomat
* Ancel Keyes, American scientist who invented K-rations and popularized the Mediterranean diet
* Baron Keyes, a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
* Charles Henry Keyes (1858–1925), American educator
* Charles Reuben Keyes (1871–1951), American archaeologist
* Charles Rollin Keyes (1864–1942), American geologist, ornithologist, and politician
* Christian Keyes (born 1975), American actor and model
* Daniel Keyes (1927–2014), American author
* Dan Keyes, American musician in the band Recover
* Edward J. Keyes (1859–1929), American politician and farmer
* Erasmus D. Keyes (1810–1895), American general
* Evelyn Keyes (1916–2008), American actress
* Frances Parkinson Keyes (1885–1970), American author
* Geoffrey Charles Tasker Keyes VC (1917–1941), British Major killed in the raid on Rommel
* Geoffrey Keyes (1888–1967), major general in the U.S. Army during World War II
* George Keyes (1919–2010), American professional golfer
* Gregory Keyes (born 1963), science fiction and fantasy writer
* Henry Keyes (1810–1870), American politician and railroad executive
* Henry W. Keyes (1863–1938), politician
* Homer Eaton Keyes (1875–1938), Dartmouth professor
* Hugh T. Keyes (1888–1963), American architect
* Israel Keyes (1978–2012), American serial killer
* James W. Keyes, American chief executive, formerly of 7-Eleven and Blockbuster Inc.
* Jocelyn Marcel Keyes (born 1950), American political activist
* Joe Keyes (musician) (1907–1950), American jazz trumpeter
* Johnnie Keyes (1940–2018), early African-American pornographic film actor
* Josh Keyes (born 1969), American painter and printmaker
* Ken Keyes (politician) (born 1930), Ontario politician
* Ken Keyes Jr. (1921–1995), author and lecturer
* Laurel Elizabeth Keyes (1907-1983), counselor
* Marcus Keyes (born 1973), American football player
* Marian Keyes (born 1963), Irish writer
* Maya Keyes (born 1985), daughter of American politician and diplomat Alan Keyes
* Michael Keyes (1886–1959), Irish politician
* Perley Keyes (1774–1834), New York politician
* Ralph Keyes (born 1961), rugby player
* Ralph Keyes (author) (born 1945)
* Sir Robert Keyes (1190-1221), 1216, Knights Templar who fought in the fifth crusade
* Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes (1872–1945), British admiral and hero
* Roswell K. Colcord (1839–1939), Governor of Nevada from 1891 to 1895
* Sidney Keyes (1922–1943), English poet and soldier during World War II
* Stan Keyes (born 1953), Canadian politician
* BoPete Keyes (born 1997), American football player
* Thomas Keyes (1523–1571), Royal gatekeeper to Queen Elizabeth I of England
* Wade Keyes (1821–1879), Confederate politician
