Keavney Surname
Approximately 400 people bear this surname
Keavney 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
Keavney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 174 | 1:2,083,097 | 132,570 |
| England | 126 | 1:442,207 | 29,452 |
| Ireland | 67 | 1:70,283 | 4,402 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 100 | 1:44,299 | 3,914 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Keavney 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
Keavney Demographics
Average Keavney Salary in
United States
$50,649 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Keavney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keavney Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Keavney is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Keavney.
How Common Is The Last Name Keavney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Keavney is the 726,304th most common surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,218,865 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Keavney reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.
This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States Keavney is mostly concentrated in: California, where 26 percent are found, New Jersey, where 13 percent are found and Colorado, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 32 percent are found and Ireland, where 17 percent are found.
Keavney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Keavney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Keavney surname grew 2,175 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 6,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 33 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Keavney Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Keavney surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% registered with the political party.
Keavney earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.38% more than the national average, earning $50,649 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keaveney | 93 | 2,922 | / |
| Kavney | 92 | 147 | / |
| Keavny | 92 | 1 | / |
| Kevney | 92 | 0 | / |
| Keevney | 86 | 12 | / |
| Keavnoy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Keabney | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kevne | 83 | 5 | / |
| Kevny | 83 | 0 | / |
| Kavny | 83 | 0 | / |
| Keeveney | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kewney | 77 | 68 | / |
| Khavne | 77 | 60 | / |
| Kivney | 77 | 31 | / |
| Cavney | 77 | 22 | / |
| Kavnyi | 77 | 17 | / |
| Kevnny | 77 | 3 | / |
| Kavnyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kevnes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kebney | 77 | 0 | / |
| Keawnet | 71 | 251 | / |
| Keawnoy | 71 | 21 | / |
| Kaibney | 71 | 17 | / |
| Chevney | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kojevny | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kavnets | 71 | 2 | / |
| Khevnoy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kewnney | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keawned | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keawnee | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keivner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kavna | 67 | 42 | / |
| Kawne | 67 | 16 | / |
| Kabny | 67 | 9 | / |
| Keawnooy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kavni | 67 | 5 | / |
| Kheawnoy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keawnuiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawnoiy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kheawnuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Keawnouy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawnhet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keawnett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaewneiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kewne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cavne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kauvhnyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keevenny | 67 | 1 | / |
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