Keavy Surname

1,125,333rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Keavy Surname Definition:

Ó Ciabhaigh Co. Clare

Keavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
England331:1,688,42669,999
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland331:134,2387,606
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Keavy (110) may also be a first name.

Keavy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Ciabhaigh Co. Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Ciabhaigh Co. Clare

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Keavy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keavy occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keavy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Keavy is the 1,125,333rd most common family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 33,895,562 people. The last name Keavy occurs mostly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Keavy live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Keavy is also the 895,203rd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 110 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 2,323,455. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 24 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 15 percent reside and Minnesota, where 13 percent reside. Besides The United States Keavy occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Keavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Keavy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keavy surname rose 538 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 1,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Keavy are 5.95% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 59.18% registered to vote for the political party.

Keavy earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.33% more than the national average, earning $43,725 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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