Meaning of Last Name

Kehoe is the name of a clan that existed in southern Ireland. Some, though not all, descend from King Domnall Mór Ua Cellaigh of Uí Maine, who died in 1221. Many of their descendants then emigrated to America and have spread though out that country making Kehoe/Keogh/Keough/Cahoe/Cohoe/ a fairly common last name.date=July 2007 The name is spelled in a variety of ways, however most common is "Kehoe" and "Keogh". In Ireland the Kehoe version is used most often in and around County Wexford while Keogh is more common throughout the rest of the country.date=July 2007 Kehoe/Keogh is one of several versions of the Irish name "Mac Eochaidh" which translates as ‘son of Eochaidh’, a personal name based on each ‘horse’. There is also a similar Danish surname, Keøgh.