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Show ContentsKeogh History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Keogh Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

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Etymology of Keogh

What does the name Keogh mean?

The surname Keogh originally appeared in Gaelic as "O hEochaidh" or "Mac Eochaidh," derived from an Irish personal name "Eachaidh," meaning a "horseman."

Early Origins of the Keogh family

The surname Keogh was first found in Tipperary (Irish: Thiobraid Árann), established in the 13th century in South-central Ireland, in the province of Munster, where they held a family seat from ancient times at Ballymackeogh, and were descended from the MacKeoghs who in turn were descended from their eponymous ancestor Eochaidh O'Kelly one of the ancient Kings of Ui Maine.

Early History of the Keogh family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Keogh research. Another 137 words (10 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1653, 1725, 1798, 1828 and 1893 are included under the topic Early Keogh History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Keogh Spelling Variations

Pronunciation, rather than spelling, guided scribes and church officials when recording names during the Middle Ages. This practice often resulted in one person's name being recorded under several different spellings. Numerous spelling variations of the surname Keogh are preserved in these old documents. The various spellings of the name that were found include Hoey, O'Hoey, Hoy, Hue, Kehoe, Keogh, MacKeogh and many more.

Early Notables of the Keogh family

Prominent amongst the family at this time was

  • Maolmuire MacKeogh, sometimes called Hoey, Chief Professor of Poetry in Leinster in 1534
  • John Keogh (1653-1725), a mathematician of note

Keogh Ranking

In Australia, the name Keogh is the 723rd most popular surname with an estimated 5,379 people with that name. https://forebears.io/australia/surnames" data-original-title="Citation">1

Keogh migration to the United States +

The 19th century saw a great wave of Irish families leaving Ireland for the distant shores of North America and Australia. These families often left their homeland hungry, penniless, and destitute due to the policies of England. Those Irish immigrants that survived the long sea passage initially settled on the eastern seaboard of the continent. Some, however, moved north to a then infant Canada as United Empire Loyalists after ironically serving with the English in the American War of Independence. Others that remained in America later joined the westward migration in search of land. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, though, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America, and those who arrived were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. In fact, the foundations of today's powerful nations of the United States and Canada were to a larger degree built by the Irish. Archival documents indicate that members of the Keogh family relocated to North American shores quite early:

Keogh Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
Keogh Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Keogh migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Keogh Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Keogh migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Keogh Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Mr. Edward Keogh, (b. 1815), aged 16, Irish shop boy who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years for pick pocketing, transported aboard the "Bussorah Merchant" on 16th August 1831, arriving in New South Wales, Australia Australia (Retrieved 12th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bussorah-merchant" data-original-title="Citation">5
  • Mr. Darby Keogh, Irish labourer who was convicted in Tipperary, Ireland for 14 years for breaking and entering, transported aboard the "Constant" on 9th May 1843, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) Australia (Retrieved 9th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/constant" data-original-title="Citation">6
  • Mr. Jeramiah Keogh, (b. 1826), aged 18, Irish labourer who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for 7 years for house robbery, transported aboard the "Cadet" on 9th April 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land), he died in 1888 Australia (Retrieved 17th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cadet/" data-original-title="Citation">7
  • Margaret Keogh, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Lady Flora" in 1851 South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) LADY FLORA 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851LadyFlora.htm" data-original-title="Citation">8
  • Honora Keogh, aged 23, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Wanderer" in 1851 WANDERER 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Wanderer.htm" data-original-title="Citation">9
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Keogh migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Keogh Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Contemporary Notables of the name Keogh (post 1700) +

  • Eugene James Keogh (1907-1989), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 11th district (1963-1967)
  • Myles Walter Keogh (1840-1876), Irish captain who fought in Italy during the 1860 Papal War and later for the Union side in the American Civil War
  • Martin J. Keogh, American politician, Justice of New York Supreme Court, 1897-1903, 1910-20 (2nd District 1897-1903, 9th District 1910-20) 11
  • Kevin Keogh, American Republican politician, Maine Republican State Chair, 1997 11
  • Joseph F. Keogh (1932-1996), American politician, Member of Louisiana State House of Representatives, 1964-68; State Court Judge in Louisiana, 1984-96 11
  • John Belfort Keogh, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Bradford, 1938 11
  • John Keogh, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Connecticut, 1916 11
  • James Vincent Keogh, American Democratic Party politician, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, 1946-50; Justice of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1951-58 11
  • Eugene James Keogh (1907-1989), American Democratic Party politician, lawyer; Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 20th District, 1936 11
  • Edward Keogh, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Wisconsin State Senate, 1862-63 11
  • ... (Another 23 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
RMS Lusitania
  • Mr. P.   Keogh, English Fireman from England, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and survived the sinking 12
  1. "Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
  2. Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
  3. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 38)
  4. Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 82)
  5. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bussorah-merchant
  6. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 9th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/constant
  7. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cadet/
  8. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) LADY FLORA 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851LadyFlora.htm
  9. State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) WANDERER 1851. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1851Wanderer.htm
  10. Archives New Zealand Micro 5019. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Alfred. Retrieved from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Alfred1864.htm
  11. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 6) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  12. Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
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