Keay

Keay is an English surname, pronounced [keɪ] (KAY);BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 78. It is a variant of the surname Kay.Patrick Hanks, Dictionary of American Family Names (Oxford UP, 2003), p. 286.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Anna Keay (born 1974), British historian
• Jack Keay (born 1960), Scottish footballer
• John Keay (born 1941), British historian, journalist and writer
• John Seymour Keay (1839-1909), Scottish businessman and a Member of UK Parliament
• Nigel Keay (born 1955), New Zealand musician
• Ronald William John Keay (1920–1998), British botanist
• Watty Keay (1871–1943), Scottish footballer