Keeffe Surname

227,165th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,786 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Keeffe 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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Keeffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6081:596,15048,585
Australia5111:52,8296,522
Ireland3581:13,1531,569
England2201:253,26420,438
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Wales51:618,90625,852
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
China21:683,660,78330,601
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,9581:1,498285
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2131:114,43811,110
Wales271:58,0892,880
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Jersey31:17,2942,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3771:133,20612,702

Keeffe (11) may also be a first name.

Keeffe 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

Ó Caoimh An important and numerous Munster sept. IF 194; Map Cork

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of Caomh (beautiful, gentle).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Keeffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Keeffe is most common in The United States. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keeffe? popularity and diffusion

Keeffe is the 227,165th most widespread last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,080,373 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Keeffe reside; 36 percent reside in North America and 36 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Keeffe is also the 3,487,849th most frequently occurring given name world-wide, borne by 11 people.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 608 people, or 1 in 596,150. In The United States Keeffe is mostly concentrated in: California, where 14 percent live, New York, where 10 percent live and Washington, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Keeffe occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 29 percent live and Ireland, where 20 percent live.

Keeffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Keeffe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 161 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it declined 88 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 22 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 81 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keeffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Keeffe surname is predominantly Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Keeffe last name are 11.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.55% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Keeffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 17.62% more than the national average, earning $50,752 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.46% more than the national average, earning $62,831 CAD per year.

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Kiffey670/
Ceffey670/
Keifey670/
Keffth670/
Keiffs670/

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