O'Keiffe Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Trinidad and Tobago
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

O'Keiffe Surname Definition:

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.

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O'Keiffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Trinidad and Tobago191:71,7885,445
Antigua and Barbuda181:5,510685
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland241:184,5789,087
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

O'Keiffe Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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'Keiffe Last Name Facts

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

O'Keiffe is carried by more people in Trinidad and Tobago than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

The last name O'Keiffe is the 2,909,720th most frequently used surname globally, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of O'Keiffe live; 87 percent live in Caribbean and 87 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

This last name is most commonly held in Trinidad and Tobago, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 71,788. In Trinidad and Tobago it is most frequent in: Point Fortin Borough Corporation, where 68 percent reside, Tunapuna-Piarco Regional Corporation, where 16 percent reside and Arima Borough Corporation, where 5 percent reside. Other than Trinidad and Tobago this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Antigua and Barbuda, where 40 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

O'Keiffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of O'Keiffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Keiffe last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

O'Keiffe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the O'Keiffe surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
O'Keife9337/
O'Keffe9328/
Okeiffe9317/
O'Keiff937/
O'Keeffe8820,142/
O'Kieffe8852/
O'Keffee885/
O'Keaffe880/
Okeife8655/
Okiffe8636/
Okeffe8629/
Okeiff8616/
O'Kefe865/
O'Keif861/
O'Keff860/
O'Keeffee8221/
O'Keeffer820/
O'Keefe8022,477/
Okeeffe803,563/
Okieffe8047/
Okeffie806/
Okeffee804/
O'Kiefe802/
O'Kieff802/
O'Kefee801/
Okaeffe801/
Gokeffe801/
Okeaffe800/
O'Keeff800/
Okefe77367/
Okife77115/
Okeif773/
O'Kef771/
Okiff770/
Okeff770/
O'Keefee7511/
Okeeffee758/
Oikeeffe757/
Okkeeffe753/
O'Keeffs751/
O'Keeffa750/
Okeefe7119,196/
Okefie71384/
O'Keef7162/
Gokefe7127/
O'Kief7126/
Ozkefe7125/
Okiefe7113/
Okaife718/
Okeffi718/
Okeafe715/
Okeifa715/
Okiffa714/
Okieff714/
Okuefe713/
Okesfe712/
Okeeff712/
Okefee712/
Okefer712/
Okedfe711/
Okefeh711/
Okeifh711/
Akeffe711/
O'Kyff711/
Okeyif711/
Okaffe710/
Okef6719/
Okeiphe6717/
Okeefee6715/
Okeyafe6710/
Okeefep675/
Ocheife673/
Oekeifi673/
Ookeefe672/
Okoyefe671/
Okephie671/
O'Keeve671/
Okif671/
Okeefes671/
Okeafer671/
O'Ceaff671/
Ockeefe670/

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