Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
KEESE
As described in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Dutch.) An abbreviation of Cornelius, among the Dutch. Keys, called Taxiaxia, were officers of justice, in olden times, in the Isle of Man.