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Where Does The Last Name Keeghan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Keeghan occurs more in Australia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Keeghan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 3,323,005^th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 91 percent of Keeghan reside; 91 percent reside in Australasia and 91 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Keeghan is also the 1,637,361^st most frequently used given name on earth. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 843,616. In Australia Keeghan is primarily found in: Victoria, where 78 percent live, New South Wales, where 13 percent live and South Australia, where 6 percent live. Outside of Australia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.

Keeghan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Keeghan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Keeghan last name decreased 88 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Keeghan Last Name Statistics ^demography

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