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There are approximately 1,266 people named Okeefe in the UK. That makes it the 6,214th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 20 are named Okeefe.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

Ireland

Language of origin

Gaelic

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Celtic
From name of parent

Related and similar surnames

Oakeefe
Oakefe
Okeafe
O'Keefe
O'Kefe
Okeaffe
Ohkeef
O'Keeefe
Okafe
Okeaf
O'Kiefe
O'Keef
O'Keife
O'Keeeffe
O'Keafe
Okeaff
O'Keefes
O'Keeffe
O'Kefes
O'Kefee

The Okeefe surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

O'KEEFE. This ancient Mnnster sept derive '• from Art Cacmh— the last two letters being pronounced in Irish as F, or rather as V — who was himself the son of Finguiue, King of Munster, whose death in 902 the Four Masters record, as they do that of Ceallach O'Cacmh in lOGo." D'Alton.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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