O'Keeffe family name history and map
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O'Keeffe in 1911 Ireland
The 1911 Census recorded 5,031 people named O'Keeffe in Ireland, about 0.115% of everyone living in the country at the time and the 156th most common surname overall. The name was split fairly evenly between men and women: 2,543 men and 2,482 women. (A small number, 6, had no sex recorded.)
Counties with O'Keeffe in Ireland
Cork was O'Keeffe country: 48.3% of them (2,428 people) lived there in 1911. Next came Dublin (526), Limerick (398), Kerry (344) and Waterford (297).
O'Keeffe average age in 1911
The average O'Keeffe in 1911 was 29.0 years old, 28.4 for men and 29.6 for women; almost exactly in line with the national averages of 29.6 for men and 30.5 for women. That low figure reflects just how many children there were in Edwardian Ireland, along with high infant mortality and the limits of public health at the time. For comparison, average life expectancy in Ireland today is around 83.
O'Keeffe literacy in 1911
Of the O'Keeffes whose literacy was recorded, 82% could both read and write, 2.5% could read but not write, and 15.5% could do neither. The figures were much the same for men and women. Bear in mind these figures include young children; the census itself only counted people aged nine and over when calculating illiteracy, on the grounds that it was unfair to label a child illiterate before they'd had a chance to learn.
O'Keeffe common first names
The most common male names were John (382), Patrick, Michael, William and James. For women it was Mary (454), followed by Margaret, Bridget, Ellen and Catherine.
O'Keeffe occupations in 1911
The most common entry on an O'Keeffe's census form was "Scholar"; 21.5% (1,082) were children at school. Among the rest, the most common occupations were farmer (12%), general labourer (4.6%), farm labourer (4%) and domestic servant (3.2%). Grouped by sector, agriculture accounted for 16.4% of all O'Keeffes, followed by domestic service, general labourers and retail & commerce.
What religion is O'Keeffe?
O'Keeffes were overwhelmingly Roman Catholic, 98.5% of them. The remainder were mostly Anglican (0.9%).
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O'Keeffe statistics (1911)
Number: 5,031
Rank: 156
Average Age: 29
O'Keeffein the USA (2020)
Number: 2,399
Rank: 12,365
Note: If there were less than 100 in the USA census it will show as zero.
