Keeff Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Keeff Surname Definition:

An unknown surname, probably derived from a place name.

1797. Married — William Hearn and Margaret Keefe: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — Michael Shine and Margaret Keif: ibid.

1806. — John Keeffe and Sarah Shaw: ibid.

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Keeff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Keeff (8) may also be a first name.

Keeff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An unknown surname, probably derived from a place name.

1797. Married — William Hearn and Margaret Keefe: St. George, Hanover Square.

1800. — Michael Shine and Margaret Keif: ibid.

1806. — John Keeffe and Sarah Shaw: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Celtic) Kind, Beloved, Gentle [Irish and Gaelic caomh (mh as v), genit. caoimh, as in Irish O'Caoimh (O’Keeffe) = ‘Grandson or Des­cendant of Caomh’]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Keeff Last Name Facts

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

Keeff is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Keeff.

How Common Is The Last Name Keeff? popularity and diffusion

Keeff is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 100 percent of Keeff are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Keeff is also the 4,213,784th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 8 people.

The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is most frequent in: Washington, where 50 percent are found, New York, where 25 percent are found and North Dakota, where 25 percent are found.

Keeff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Keeff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Keeff last name contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Keeff Last Name Statistics demography

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

Keeff earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

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