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Keighley
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English
Alternative forms
surname en Keathley Keatley Keithley Keithly Kightley Kightly
Etymology
Recorded as en enm Chichelai in the Domesday Book, the town is named with the en ang - personal name ang *Cyhha + ang lēah woodland clearing, glade en terms suffixed with -leigh.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkiːθli/
en En-uk-Keighley.ogg UK
Proper noun
~ s
en town/and/cpar with a town council in the metbor/Bradford co/West Yorkshire cc/England OS grid ref SE0641. Parish map
en habitational Old English.
en David Keighley, Pioneer of Large-Format Cinema and Key Force Behind IMAX’s Global Rise, Dies at 77 IMAX 2025-09-02 https://www.imax.com/en/lu/news/david-keighley David Keighley, a long-tenured champion of the IMAX Experience and a beloved pioneer in film presentation, has passed away at the age of 77. https://web.archive.org/web/20260911204304/https://www.imax.com/en/lu/news/david-keighley 11 September 2026
en female.
en Anna Badwen Keighley Daniels Daughter blames lack of beds for death of her mentally ill mother w:The Guardian 2018-03-06 https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/06/daughter-blames-lack-of-beds-for-death-of-her-mentally-ill-mother For Keighley, her mother’s death has had a lasting impact on her life choices. “It’s shaped me,” she says. “I’m going to university to study mental health nursing, so I can help people like my mum.” https://web.archive.org/web/20180404171642/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/mar/06/daughter-blames-lack-of-beds-for-death-of-her-mentally-ill-mother
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Keighley is the 77012th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 249 individuals. Keighley is most common among White (94.78%) individuals.
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