Keller (surname)

Keller is a surname with several origins. The Irish version, which is the most ancient in origin, comes from the Gaelic surname Ó Ceilechair. In modern German Keller means cellar or basement, but historically it designates a cellarer or winemaker. A Latinized form of "Keller" is "Cellarius".

Keller is an Anglicized version of the Old Irish surname Ó Céilechair (meaning descendant of Céilechar). Céilechair was descended from Cennétig mac Lorcáin King of the Dál gCais in modern-day Clare. Cennétig mac Lorcáin was the ancestor and progenitor of the Keller family, and also of the Kennedys and O'Briens of Munster.

The Anglicized surname in Ireland has many different spellings including: O'Kelleher, Kelaher, Kelliher, Kellar, Keller, McKeller, MacKeller, and O'Keller.

People whose surname is or was Keller include:

Adam Keller, Israeli peace activist and soldier
Adolf Keller (1872–1963), Swiss Protestant theologian
Al Keller, American race car driver
Albert Keller (1844–1920), German painter
Albert Galloway Keller (1874–1956), American sociologist and author
Alfred Keller (1882–1974), German general
Amanda Keller (born 1962), Australian TV personality and actress
Andrea Keller (born 1973), Australian jazz musician
Andreas Keller (born 1965), German field hockey player
Arthur I. Keller (1867–1924), American illustrator
Augustin Keller (1805–1883), Swiss politician
Beat Keller (born 1958), Swiss molecular biologist
Bernhard Keller (born 1964), Swiss mathematician
Bill Keller (born 1949), American editor
Boris Keller (1874–1945), Soviet plant ecologist
Brad Keller (disambiguation), several people
Carlos Keller, Chilean academic and politician.
Carsten Keller, German field hockey player
Chaim Dov Keller, rabbi and rosh yeshiva in Chicago
Charlie Keller, US baseball player
Chris Keller, a fictional character in the Arthur Miller play All My Sons
Christopher Keller, a fictional character in the American television series Oz
Clayton Keller, American ice hockey player
David H. Keller (1880–1966), American science fiction writer
Dietrich Keller (born 1943), German retired basketball player
Donald G. Keller (born 1951), American science fiction and fantasy editor and critic
Elisabetta Keller (1891–1969), Swiss-Italian artist
Elizabeth C. Keller (1837–1912), American physician and surgeon
Émile Keller (1828–1909), French writer and politician
Erhard Keller (born 1944), German ice skater
Erwin Keller, German field hockey player
Evelyn Fox Keller, American scientist
Ferdinand Keller (disambiguation), several people
Franz Keller (psychologist) (1913–1991), Swiss psychologist, Christian pacifist and left-wing news editor
Franz Keller (born 1945), West German Nordic combined skier
Fred S. Keller (1899–1996), American pioneer in experimental psychology
Frieda Keller (1879–1942), Swiss murderer
Friedrich von Keller (diplomat) (1873–1960), German diplomat (father of Rupprecht)
Friedrich von Keller (painter) (1840–1914), German landscape painter
Friedrich Ludwig von Keller (1799–1860), German-Swiss jurist
Fyodor Keller, Russian general
Gabriel Keller (born 1947), French diplomat and teacher
Gabriele Keller, computer scientist
George Keller (academic) (1928–2007), American scholar and academic administrator
George Keller (architect) (1842–1935), Irish-born American architect and engineer
George Frederick Keller (1846–?), political cartoonist
Gerold Keller, Swiss curler
Gerta Keller (born 1945), American paleontologist
Gottfried Keller (1819–1890), Swiss writer
Hagen Keller, German Medieval historian
Hannes Keller, Swiss physicist and mathematician
Hans Keller (1919–1985), Austrian-born British musician and writer
Hans Peter Keller (1915–1988), German poet
Harold Keller (1921–1979), American Marine, flag raiser at Iwo Jima
Heide Keller (1939–2021), German actress
Helen Keller, American blind and deaf author and activist
Hubert Keller, French chef
Jack Keller (artist) (1922–2003), comic book artist
Jack Keller (athlete), former world record holder, 110 hurdles, set July 1932
"Gentleman" Jack Keller (poker player) (died 2003), poker player
Jack Keller (songwriter) (1936–2005)
Jacob Keller (1568–1631)
James Keller (disambiguation), several people
Jan Keller (born 1955), Moravian sociologist, environmentalist and politician
Jason Keller (born 1970), NASCAR racing driver
Jennifer Keller, fictional M.D. on the SciFi TV series Stargate Atlantis
Jerry Keller (born 1937), American pop singer and songwriter
Jim Keller, American musician
Jim Keller (engineer)
Johann Baptist von Keller (1774–1845), German bishop
Joseph B. Keller (1923–2016), American mathematician
Karl Keller (1784–1855), German flautist and composer
Kasey Keller (born 1969), US former soccer player
Kathryn Keller, American visual artist
Kevin Lane Keller (born 1956), US professor of marketing
Klete Keller (born 1982), US Olympic swimmer and convicted felon
K. T. Keller (1885–1966), president and chairman of Chrysler Corporation, and Defense Department "missile czar" in 1950s
Laurent Keller (born 1961), Swiss evolutionary biologist
Louis Keller, assembled and published the New York Social Register
Marc Keller (born 1968), French footballer
Maria Keller, American philanthropist
Mark Keller (born 1965), German actor
Markus Keller (triathlete) (born 1967), Swiss triathlete
Marthe Keller (born 1945)
Matthew Keller (1810–81), Irish-born American agriculturalist, vintner, and distiller
May Lansfield Keller (1877–1964), American academic and dean
Mitch Keller (born 1996), American baseball player
Nuh Ha Mim Keller, Muslim scholar (alim), legal expert and jurist (faqih), translator of classical Arabic texts (Reliance of the Traveller), and Mystic of the Shadhili order of Sufis
Ott-Heinrich Keller, mathematician
Otto Keller (footballer)
Otto Keller (philologist), German classical philologist
Paul Kenneth Keller (born 1966), convicted arsonist
Peter G. Keller (1894–1972), New York stamp dealer
Pius Keller (1825–1904)
Rainer Keller (1965–2022), German politician (SPD)
Ric Keller (born 1964), American politician, author, and lawyer
Rita Keller (1933–2005), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player
Robert Keller (disambiguation), several people
Rod Keller (1900–1954), Canadian general
Ronny Keller (born 1979), former Swiss hockey player
Rupprecht von Keller (1910–2003), German lawyer and diplomat (son of Friedrich)
Sharon Keller (born 1953), controversial Texas Criminal Court of Appeals judge
Thomas Keller, American chef
Thomas Keller (card game player), American poker player
Timothy J. Keller, pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City
Tina Keller-Jenny (1887–1985), Swiss physician and Jungian psychotherapist
Ursula Keller (born 1959), Swiss physicist and professor at ETH Zurich
Wade Keller, editor-in-chief of Pro Wrestling Torch newsletter and website
Walter Keller (disambiguation), several people
Wes Keller (born 1946), member of the Alaska House of Representatives
William Keller (disambiguation), several people

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