O'Keefee Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

O'Keefee Surname Definition:

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

O'Keefee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:941,78816,185
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

O'Keefee 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

O'Keefee Last Name Facts

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

O'Keefee is found most frequently in Ireland. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

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

This surname is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 73 percent of O'Keefee reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

It is most numerous in Ireland, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 941,788. In Ireland O'Keefee is most prevalent in: Munster, where 40 percent reside and Leinster, where 20 percent reside. Barring Ireland O'Keefee is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 18 percent reside.

O'Keefee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of O'Keefee has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 82 percent between 1880 and 2014.

O'Keefee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Keeffee9421/
O'Keefe9322,477/
Okeefee9315/
O'Kefee931/
O'Keeffe8820,142/
Okeeffee888/
O'Keffee885/
Okeefe8619,196/
O'Kefe865/
Okefee862/
O'Keeffer820/
Okeeffe803,563/
O'Keife8037/
O'Keffe8028/
Okeefep805/
Okeffee804/
O'Kiefe802/
Ookeefe802/
Okeefes801/
Ockeefe800/
Okefe77367/
O'Kieffe7552/
O'Keiffe7545/
Oikeeffe757/
Okkeeffe753/
D'Okeefe751/
O'Keeffa750/
O'Keaffe750/
Okeife7155/
Okeffe7129/
Gokefe7127/
Ozkefe7125/
Akeefe7118/
Okiefe7113/
Okeafe715/
Okuefe713/
Okesfe712/
Okefer712/
Okedfe711/
Okefeh711/
Okeefi711/
Okeefa710/
Okieffe6747/
Okeiffe6717/
Okeyafe6710/
Okoyefe671/
Gokeffe671/
Okeafer671/
Okaeffe671/
Okeaffe670/

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