Kieft

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Kieft.

Proper noun

Kieft (plural Kiefts)

1. A surname from Dutch.

Derived terms

• kieftite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Kieft is the 38155^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 581 individuals. Kieft is most common among White (97.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kieft”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 301.