Keaveny Surname

266,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,467 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keaveny Surname Definition:

Ó Géibheannaigh Also and more correctly anglicized Geaveney, sometimes changed to Kavanagh.

A sept of the Uí Maine still in Co. Galway. MIF 153

Keaveny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9221:393,12234,492
Ireland2231:21,1162,149
England1511:368,99426,171
Israel501:171,15317,369
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Wales191:162,87011,152
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6321:7,0091,094
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England151:1,625,02553,310
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Keaveny Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Géibheannaigh Also and more correctly anglicized Geaveney, sometimes changed to Kavanagh.

A sept of the Uí Maine still in Co. Galway. MIF 153

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Keaveny Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Keaveny Come From? nationality or country of origin

Keaveny occurs most in The United States. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keaveny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 266,468th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 4,967,652 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Keaveny are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Keaveny is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 922 people, or 1 in 393,122. In The United States Keaveny is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and Missouri, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 15 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Keaveny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keaveny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keaveny surname grew 5,424 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 65 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,007 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keaveny Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Keaveny last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Keaveny last name are 9.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.57% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Keaveny earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.7% more than the national average, earning $49,059 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $44,459 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keaveney932,922/
Kaveny92224/
Keveny9275/
Kaveney86788/
Keveney86114/
Kavenyi862/
Keaviny862/
Keabeny861/
Kavenay860/
Kevenay860/
Kavenny860/
Keeveney801/
Keevenny801/
Kavenney800/
Caveny77453/
Kavena77427/
Kaveni77181/
Kavene7795/
Kevena7772/
Keveni7760/
Kavenh772/
Kevene772/
Kevyny771/
Kiveny771/
Ceveny770/
Caveney711,280/
Kavengi711,058/
Kabenyi71502/
Kavenge71286/
Kasveni7172/
Kebeney7153/
Ketveni7150/
Kawenyi7144/
Katveni7126/
Kesveni7121/
Cavenay7113/
Kevinny7113/
Kevenge7112/
Kaveana719/
Kayveni715/
Kevengi715/
Kavinay714/
Keabeni713/
Kivenyo712/
Khaveni712/
Kevenni711/
Khavene711/
Keyveni711/
Kevenna711/
Kavenje711/
Kawenay711/
Kawenoy711/
Kheviny711/
Keavine711/
Kevenie711/
Cheveny711/
Kivenyi711/
Kiveney711/
Khavena711/
Kaveane711/
Cavenoy710/
Cavenny710/
Ceveney710/
Kavener710/
Kaviney710/
Keveneh710/
Kevhene710/
Cavenys710/
Kaweney710/
Khatveni672,186/
Keshveni67293/
Kashveni67239/
Kiyavena677/
Khetveni671/
Kajwenyi671/
Kyevinyi671/
Cheveney671/
Kaveness671/
Kayveena671/
Khavenha671/
Cavenney670/

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