Keeping is a surname, and may refer to:
- Charles Keeping (1924–1988), British illustrator, children's book author and lithographer
- Frederick Keeping (1867–1950), British racing cyclist
- Jeff Keeping (born 1982), Canadian Football League defensive tackle
- Max Keeping (born 1942), Canadian television news anchor
- Michael Keeping (1902–1984), English footballer and manager (son of Frederick Keeping)
Famous quotes containing the word keeping:
“Anne,
who were you?
Merely a kid keeping alive.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Once in a while, God sends a good white person my way, even to this day. I think it’s God’s way of keeping me from becoming too mean. And when he sends a nice one to me, then I have to eat crow. And honey, crow is a tough old bird to eat, let me tell you.”
—Annie Elizabeth Delany (b. 1891)
“In the middle of the night, as indeed each time that we lay on the shore of a lake, we heard the voice of the loon, loud and distinct, from far over the lake. It is a very wild sound, quite in keeping with the place and the circumstances of the traveler, and very unlike the voice of a bird. I could lie awake for hours listening to it, it is so thrilling.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)