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O'keeffe Family History

O'keeffe Surname Meaning

Irish: variant spelling of O’Keefe.

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


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You can see how O'keeffe families moved over time by selecting different census years. The O'keeffe family name was found in the USA, and Scotland between 1880 and 1920. The most O'keeffe families were found in USA in 1880. In 1881 there were 2 O'keeffe families living in Lanarkshire. This was about 67% of all the recorded O'keeffe's in Scotland. Lanarkshire had the highest population of O'keeffe families in 1881.
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There are 4,000 military records available for the last name O'keeffe. For the veterans among your O'keeffe ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average O'keeffe lifespan?

Between 1993 and 2003, in the United States, O'keeffe life expectancy was at its lowest point in 2003, and highest in 1993. The average life expectancy for O'keeffe in 1993 was 68, and 59 in 2003.

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