Keeffe Surname
Approximately 1,786 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameKeeffe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 608 | 1:596,150 | 48,585 |
| Australia | 511 | 1:52,829 | 6,522 |
| Ireland | 358 | 1:13,153 | 1,569 |
| England | 220 | 1:253,264 | 20,438 |
| Canada | 33 | 1:1,116,533 | 81,834 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| New Zealand | 5 | 1:905,665 | 45,114 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2,958 | 1:1,498 | 285 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 213 | 1:114,438 | 11,110 |
| Wales | 27 | 1:58,089 | 2,880 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 377 | 1:133,206 | 12,702 |
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.
(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’]
Ó Caoimh An important and numerous Munster sept. IF 194; Map Cork
(Irish) Grandson of Caomh (beautiful, gentle).
Keeffe Demographics
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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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