Keaveney

English

Alternative forms

• Keaveny, Keavney, Keveney, Kiveney

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Géibheannaigh (“son of Géibheannach”), a nickname from géibheannach (“fettered”), from géibheann (“fetter”).

Proper noun

Keaveney (plural Keaveneys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Keaveney is the 35057^th 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, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 286.