Keaveney
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a nickname from géibheannach (“fettered”), from géibheann (“fetter”).
Proper noun edit
Keaveney (plural Keaveneys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Keaveney is the 35057th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 643 individuals. Keaveney is most common among White (95.8%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Keaveney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 286.