Kehoe Surname

25,024th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Kehoe Surname Definition:

For MacKeogh, q.v.

Kehoe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,2141:32,3224,032
Ireland3,9121:1,204243
England2,3551:23,6593,280
Canada2,2811:16,1532,334
Australia7241:37,2874,885
Argentina2251:189,97115,823
Wales1441:21,4902,281
Scotland1051:50,9894,384
Northern Ireland1011:18,2682,315
New Zealand911:49,7628,043
Mexico601:2,068,77019,099
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
France471:1,413,249138,595
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
Belgium291:396,43641,978
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Israel141:611,26042,949
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Cayman Islands81:7,987922
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Slovakia31:1,778,817104,392
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2,5491:1,738334
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4351:56,0356,652
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7451:18,2952,314

Kehoe (32) may also be a first name.

Kehoe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For MacKeogh, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The horseman or jockey.

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

A contraction of the Irish surname Mac Eochy, or Eochaid. The family claim descent from Fergus, king of Ulster, and from Roderick the Great, king of all Ireland.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Cahot, Cahut, Cayeux; personal name Or see Keogh W. de Keheu in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Kehoe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kehoe is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of Kehoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kehoe? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 25,024th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 337,950 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Kehoe live; 59 percent live in North America and 59 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most frequent first name globally, held by 32 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 11,214 people, or 1 in 32,322. In The United States it is most common in: New York, where 13 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Besides The United States Kehoe is found in 62 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 18 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Kehoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kehoe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kehoe last name expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 153 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 541 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kehoe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kehoe surname is primarily Catholic (99%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Kehoe surname are 8.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.65% being registered with the political party.

The amount Kehoe earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 77.59% less than the national average, earning R 53,256 per year; in United States they earn 12.63% more than the national average, earning $48,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning $51,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Keyhoe9166/
Keahoe912/
Kiehoe912/
Kehhoe911/
Keheoe910/
Keoe8913/
Keyoe8027/
Kehae801/
Kihoe801/
Keuoe801/
Keoeh801/
Khayoe7332/
Keyhae731/
Khojae731/
Kehä6729/
Qeoe671/

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Kehoe Reference & Research

Kehoe/Keogh/Keough FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kehoe
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