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O'keefe Family History

O'keefe Surname Meaning

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Caoimh ‘descendant of Caomh’, a personal name based on caomh ‘gentle’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


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You can see how O'keefe families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'keefe family name was found in the USA, Canada, and Scotland between 1841 and 1920. The most O'keefe families were found in USA in 1880. In 1841 there was 1 O'keefe family living in Midlothian. This was 100% of all the recorded O'keefe's in Scotland. Midlothian had the highest population of O'keefe families in 1841.
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What is the average O'keefe lifespan?

Between 1991 and 2004, in the United States, O'keefe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1999, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for O'keefe in 1991 was 78, and 67 in 2004.

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