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