O'Keefe Surname

24,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,477 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Pitcairn Islands

O'Keefe Surname Definition:

(Celtic) the Irish O’Caoimh (mh as v) = Descendant of Caomh, i.e. the Beautiful [v. O’-, and Keef(e]

O'Keefe Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,7161:53,9696,454
Australia6,5241:4,138598
England3,3831:16,4702,390
Canada2,7901:13,2061,949
Ireland1,7081:2,757506
Wales5061:6,116688
New Zealand3801:11,9172,072
Northern Ireland1991:9,2721,507
Scotland1521:35,2223,441
France171:3,907,219231,005
Philippines171:5,955,190180,670
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Spain141:3,339,43167,428
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Guam81:20,0153,029
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
China21:683,660,78330,601
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pitcairn Islands11:527
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2721:16,2862,027
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4191:58,1756,851
Wales551:28,5171,601
Scotland251:149,7296,268
Isle of Man31:18,0901,402
Jersey21:25,9413,069
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,0491:12,4031,604

O'Keefe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) the Irish O’Caoimh (mh as v) = Descendant of Caomh, i.e. the Beautiful [v. O’-, and Keef(e]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Celtic) the Irish O’Caoimh (mh as v) = Descendant of Caomh, i.e. the Beautiful

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) Grandson of Caohm (beautiful, noble).

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

This ancient Munster sept derive" from Art Caemh-the last two letters being pronounced in Irish as F, or rather as V-who was himself the son of Finguine, King of Munster, whose death in 902 the Four Masters record, as they do that of Ceallach O'Caemh in 1063." D'Alton.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

O'KEEFE: The descendant of Kief. Kief, in the Danish, signifies brave, stout, courageous.

— Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock
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O'Keefe Demographics

O'Keefe Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 270 (1901)

Religious Adherence
in Ireland

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O'Keefe Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name O'Keefe Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name O'Keefe occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name O'Keefe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,073rd most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 324,222 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of O'Keefe live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 6,716 people, or 1 in 53,969. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 12 percent live, Massachusetts, where 10 percent live and California, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it exists in 50 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 29 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

O'Keefe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of O'Keefe has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 166 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 807 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 628 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 920 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 608 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Keefe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the O'Keefe last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the O'Keefe last name are 41.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 88.24% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount O'Keefe earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 66.24% more than the national average, earning $71,733 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% more than the national average, earning $50,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Keeffe9320,142/
O'Keefee9311/
Okeefe9219,196/
O'Keef9262/
O'Kefe925/
O'Keeffee8821/
O'Keeffer880/
Okeeffe863,563/
O'Keife8637/
O'Keffe8628/
Okeefee8615/
Okeefep865/
Ookeefe862/
O'Kiefe862/
O'Kefee861/
Okeefes861/
O'Keeve861/
Ockeefe860/
O'Keeff860/
Okefe83367/
Okeef8392/
O'Kef831/
O'Kieffe8052/
O'Keiffe8045/
Okeeffee808/
Oikeeffe807/
O'Keffee805/
Okkeeffe803/
D'Okeefe801/
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O'Keeffa800/
O'Keaffe800/
Okeife7755/
Okeffe7729/
Gokefe7727/
O'Kief7726/
Ozkefe7725/
Akeefe7718/
Okiefe7713/
Okeafe775/
Okefer772/
Okefee772/
Okesfe772/
Okeeff772/
Okeefi771/
Okefeh771/
Okedfe771/
O'Keif771/
Okeefa770/
O'Keff770/
Okef7319/
Okieffe7147/
Okeiffe7117/
O'Keiff717/
Okeffee714/
O'Kieff712/
Gokeffe711/
Okeafer711/
Okeaffe710/
Okefi67658/
Okeev67230/
Okife67115/
Akefe67110/
Okief6761/
Okeeb6741/
Akeef676/
Okeif673/
Okefa672/
Okeaf672/
O'Keaphe671/
Oikef671/
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