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O'Keary Surname Definition:
Ó Ciardha A sept of the southern Uí Néill in north Leinster. Now widely anglicized as Carey.
IF 73
O'Keary Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
O'Keary Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó Ciardha A sept of the southern Uí Néill in north Leinster. Now widely anglicized as Carey.
IF 73
— A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght
O'Keary Demographics
O'Keary Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Sample size: 1 (1901)
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okeary | 92 | 1 | / |
| O'Qeary | 86 | 0 | / |
| Okary | 83 | 7 | / |
| Okery | 83 | 6 | / |
| Okeari | 77 | 10 | / |
| Oukary | 77 | 7 | / |
| O'Kere | 77 | 7 | / |
| Okiery | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okariy | 77 | 4 | / |
| Okeryi | 77 | 1 | / |
| O'Kare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okairy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okerry | 77 | 1 | / |
| Akeary | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okuery | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okaroy | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeara | 77 | 1 | / |
| Okeare | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ockery | 77 | 0 | / |
| O'Kara | 77 | 0 | / |
| O'Cary | 77 | 0 | / |
| Okejare | 71 | 12 | / |
| Okharay | 71 | 7 | / |
| Gokariy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Okehara | 71 | 3 | / |
| O'Chery | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hockery | 71 | 2 | / |
| Okayray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ockerey | 71 | 1 | / |
| Houkary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hokariy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Gockery | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akheary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ockiery | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'carry | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Scary | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Keere | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oi'kari | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hokeray | 71 | 1 | / |
| Oskaryp | 71 | 1 | / |
| Okaraya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hookery | 71 | 0 | / |
| O'Quary | 71 | 0 | / |
| Okere | 67 | 86,631 | / |
| Okari | 67 | 6,323 | / |
| Okara | 67 | 5,253 | / |
| Okeri | 67 | 1,575 | / |
| Okare | 67 | 711 | / |
| Akary | 67 | 630 | / |
| Akery | 67 | 462 | / |
| Okera | 67 | 257 | / |
| Ekery | 67 | 52 | / |
| Gokharay | 67 | 19 | / |
| Ecary | 67 | 13 | / |
| Okiry | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ekary | 67 | 3 | / |
| Ocary | 67 | 1 | / |
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