Keaveney
English
Alternative forms
- Keaveny, Keavney, Keveney, Kiveney
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Géibheannaigh (“descendant of Géibheannach”), a nickname from géibheannach (“fettered”), from géibheann (“fetter”).
Proper noun
Keaveney (plural Keaveneys)
- A surname, from Irish.
Statistics
- 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
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “Keaveney”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN