McKeady Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
McKeady Surname Definition:
Though there are some instances of the prefix O being used with this name, * it is and was normally Mac Céadaigh. In the sixteenth century Fiants, for example, for one O'Keddy we find 21 MacKeadys, MacKedaghs etc. Of these six are in Connacht (as is O'Keddy), two in Co.
Read More About This SurnameMcKeady Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
McKeady Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Though there are some instances of the prefix O being used with this name, * it is and was normally Mac Céadaigh. In the sixteenth century Fiants, for example, for one O'Keddy we find 21 MacKeadys, MacKedaghs etc. Of these six are in Connacht (as is O'Keddy), two in Co. Longford, ten in or near Queen's County (Leix) and three in Munster. The last may well be of the once important Corcalaoidhe sept Ó Meicéidigh, a name which was corrupted to Mac Céidigh. The Leinstermen were followers of O'More or of the Fox; while those located in Connacht no doubt belonged to the MacKeady sept of Co. Galway. In 1635 Strafford's Inquisition of Co. Mayo found one MacKeady of note but no O'Keady or Keady. The prefix Mac had been dropped by 1793: in that year there were 34 Keady families in the single Co. Galway parish of Moycullen, none being called MacKeady or O'Keady. In modern times the name Keady belongs (apart from metropolitan Dublin) almost exclusively to Counties Galway and Mayo.
The surname Keady has no connexion with the town of Keady in west Armagh.
*The Tipperary Hearth Money Rolls, 1665, present an isolated example of O Kedagh, but this may perhaps be disregarded as the transcription of those rolls was not always accurate.
Mac Céadaigh The prefix Mac is now usually dropped. This name belongs mainly to Co. Galway. The name of the Corca Laoidhe sept Ó Meicéidigh has been corrupted to Mac Céidigh, so Keadys in Co. Cork are mainly of that origin. SIF 95
McKeady Demographics
McKeady Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McKeady Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKeady Come From? nationality or country of origin
McKeady is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McKeady? popularity and diffusion
The surname McKeady is the 6,063,924th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 110 percent of McKeady are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.
McKeady is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 90 percent live and Kent, where 10 percent live. Beside England this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Poland, where 10 percent live.
McKeady Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKady | 92 | 0 | / |
| McEaddy | 86 | 117 | / |
| McKeedy | 86 | 2 | / |
| McKiedy | 86 | 1 | / |
| McCeady | 86 | 1 | / |
| McHeady | 86 | 1 | / |
| Mkady | 83 | 188 | / |
| McAdy | 83 | 1 | / |
| McGady | 77 | 123 | / |
| McAddy | 77 | 19 | / |
| McCady | 77 | 6 | / |
| McEade | 77 | 5 | / |
| McAudy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mcaday | 77 | 1 | / |
| McEdoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| McAdoy | 77 | 1 | / |
| McGedy | 77 | 0 | / |
| McAdey | 77 | 0 | / |
| McQuady | 71 | 60 | / |
| McGeddy | 71 | 31 | / |
| Mccaddy | 71 | 27 | / |
| McGadey | 71 | 19 | / |
| McGahdy | 71 | 2 | / |
| McAddey | 71 | 2 | / |
| McKiody | 71 | 1 | / |
| McKeder | 71 | 1 | / |
| McGeedy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mkhaday | 71 | 1 | / |
| McCaday | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGaday | 71 | 0 | / |
| McAdooy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGaedy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCuedy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCadey | 71 | 0 | / |
| McKedie | 71 | 0 | / |
| McGaudy | 71 | 0 | / |
| McCeody | 71 | 0 | / |
| Mkada | 67 | 539 | / |
| Mkadi | 67 | 138 | / |
| McKeddie | 67 | 70 | / |
| McAde | 67 | 13 | / |
| Mkade | 67 | 8 | / |
| McKeeder | 67 | 1 | / |
| McQueade | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGeddey | 67 | 0 | / |
| McQeuade | 67 | 0 | / |
| McQueddy | 67 | 0 | / |
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