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