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

See also 5007 Keay, main-belt asteroid Keays, a surname

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