Census Surname Maps for the Keogh Surname
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Note that it is likely that some Ulster-Scots speakers reported that they only spoke Irish. Both censuses contained a question concerned with whether a person spoke Irish, English or both. No other languages were mentioned.
Statistics
Surname Counts and Rankings
There were 3,802 with the surname Keogh in Ireland in 1901 and 4,150 in 1911.
This ranks the surname 211th in 1901 and 183rd in 1911.
Surname Count in Connacht in 1901: 199
Surname Ranking in Connacht in 1901: 434th
Surname Count in Leinster in 1901: 2,692
Surname Ranking in Leinster in 1901: 47th
Surname Count in Munster in 1901: 753
Surname Ranking in Munster in 1901: 251st
Surname Count in Ulster in 1901: 158
Surname Ranking in Ulster in 1901: 793rd
Religion
Religion statistics for Keogh in 1901 - Catholic: 98%, Anglican: 1%
Religion statistics for Keogh in 1911 - Catholic: 98%, None / Not Given: 1%, Anglican: 1%
Most Common Male Forenames associtated with Keogh
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- John (286)
- Patrick (205)
- James (201)
- Thomas (166)
- Michael (161)
- William (101)
- Peter (54)
- Edward (41)
- Joseph (40)
- Daniel (26)
- Denis (23)
- Christopher (22)
- Martin (21)
- Laurence (17)
- Andrew (14)
- Pat (14)
- Timothy (14)
- Richard (13)
- Robert (13)
- Charles (10)
- Henry (10)
- Bernard (9)
- Edmond (8)
- George (8)
- Hugh (8)
- Mathew (7)
- Matthew (7)
- Cornelius (6)
- Francis (6)
- Micheal (6)
- Nicholas (6)
- Arthur (5)
- David (5)
- Frank (5)
- John J (5)
- Lawrence (5)
- Michl (5)
- Owen (5)
- Stephen (5)
- Thos (5)
- Christy (4)
- Jeremiah (4)
- Maurice (4)
- Michael J (4)
- Myles (4)
- Patk (4)
- Patt (4)
- Ambrose (3)
- Dan (3)
- Frederick (3)
Most Common Female Forenames associtated with Keogh
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with this forename in 1901. Note that not everyone specified their gender in the census.
- Mary (368)
- Bridget (133)
- Margaret (116)
- Catherine (90)
- Ellen (89)
- Kate (78)
- Anne (73)
- Annie (64)
- Elizabeth (54)
- Julia (45)
- Lizzie (44)
- Jane (35)
- Eliza (33)
- Maggie (31)
- Sarah (30)
- Johanna (26)
- Maria (25)
- Mary Anne (22)
- Kathleen (17)
- Mary A (17)
- Katie (16)
- Rose (16)
- Teresa (15)
- Agnes (13)
- Mary Ellen (13)
- Susan (11)
- Alice (10)
- Cathrine (10)
- Christina (10)
- Norah (9)
- Katherine (8)
- Nannie (8)
- Esther (7)
- Frances (7)
- Ellie (6)
- Josephine (6)
- Margret (6)
- Mary Jane (6)
- Rosanna (6)
- Brigid (5)
- Catherin (5)
- Charlotte (5)
- Delia (5)
- Lucy (5)
- Mary Ann (5)
- Mary J (5)
- Maryanne (5)
- May (5)
- Nora (5)
- Anastatia (4)
Surnames with a Similar Spelling to that of Keogh
The numbers in brackets represent the number of people with the given surname in 1901. If the surname is followed by a zero then it only occured in the 1911 census.
Common Surnames in Areas where Keogh is also Frequent
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