Keighrey Surname
Approximately 42 people bear this surname
Keighrey Surname Definition:
In Irish Families (p. 73) the Gaelic surname Mac Fhiachra is described as nearly extinct. This is true so far as its earlier and phonetic anglicizations-Keaghry, Keighry and Keahery —— are concerned, very few families so called being now extant, though they are not unknown in east Galway and the neighbourhood of Athlone.
Read More About This SurnameKeighrey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:247,839 | 9,475 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 24 | 1:184,578 | 9,087 |
Keighrey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
In Irish Families (p. 73) the Gaelic surname Mac Fhiachra is described as nearly extinct. This is true so far as its earlier and phonetic anglicizations-Keaghry, Keighry and Keahery —— are concerned, very few families so called being now extant, though they are not unknown in east Galway and the neighbourhood of Athlone. It would appear, however, that the Co. Galway sept of Mac Fhiachra does survive in considerable numbers, but under the alias of Carey. At the same time it must be remembered that Carey has been adopted as the anglicized form of several other Irish surnames,† and the majority of the numerous families so called belong to a sept of the southern Uí Néill, originally located in south Ulster and north Leinster, not to that of Mac Fhiachra. This probably applies to some extant also to the Mac Fhiachra sept of the Cinel Fearadaigh (of the northern Uí Néil) who were still called MacKeaghery, and lso MacGeaghery, in the seventeenth century, as the hearth money rolls attest. An Armagh inquisition taken in 1444 before Primate Mey found one Nemeas MacKeaghery, a nativus, to be the rightful heir to the lands commonly called the lands of MacKeaghery.
†To those given on pp. 73, 74 (op. cit.) the Norman name Carew may be added, which in fact is often pronounced Carey by the people bearing it.
Keighrey Demographics
Keighrey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Keighrey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Keighrey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Keighrey is found most frequently in Ireland. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Keighrey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,017,195th most common surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 173,512,998 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Keighrey reside; 86 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in British Isles.
This surname is most commonly held in Ireland, where it is carried by 19 people, or 1 in 247,839. In Ireland Keighrey is mostly concentrated in: Connaught, where 100 percent are found. Not including Ireland it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 24 percent are found and Jersey, where 17 percent are found.
Keighrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Keighrey has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people who held the Keighrey surname decreased 21 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Keighrey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Keighrey last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keighry | 93 | 0 | / |
| Kegrey | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kighry | 86 | 0 | / |
| Kaigre | 71 | 51 | / |
| Khegre | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kuigre | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kagrey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keigri | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kegrer | 71 | 0 | / |
| Keagry | 71 | 0 | / |
| Kaigere | 67 | 434 | / |
| Kegreiß | 67 | 125 | / |
| Khengre | 67 | 61 | / |
| Kegreis | 67 | 37 | / |
| Koigere | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kanghre | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kiyagre | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khingre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigreth | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kigeere | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaiagre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigrey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keigeri | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kighrga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheigre | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keagery | 67 | 0 | / |
| Kegreiz | 67 | 0 | / |
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