Okeeffee Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Okeeffee Surname Definition:

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

Okeeffee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Okeeffee 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

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

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

Okeeffee Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Okeeffee Come From? nationality or country of origin

Okeeffee occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Okeeffee.

How Common Is The Last Name Okeeffee? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Okeeffee occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Okeeffee are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Okeeffee is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 51,779,848. In The United States it is most common in: Virginia, where 43 percent live, California, where 29 percent live and Illinois, where 14 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 13 percent live.

Okeeffee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Okeeffee has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Okeeffee Last Name Statistics demography

Okeeffee earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 50.61% less than the national average, earning $21,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Okeeffe933,563/
Okeefee9315/
Okeffee934/
O'Keeffe8820,142/
O'Keefee8811/
Oikeeffe887/
O'Keffee885/
Okkeeffe883/
Okeefe8619,196/
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Okefee862/
O'Keeffer820/
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D'Okeefe751/
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O'Kefe715/
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Okuefe713/
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O'Keife6737/
Okeyafe6710/
Ekaeffe673/
O'Kiefe672/
Okoyefe671/
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