{{short description|List for surname of Irish origins}} {{other uses}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox surname | name = Keogh | image = | image_size = | caption = | pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|k|j|oʊ}} {{respell|KYOH}}<br/>{{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|iː|oʊ}} {{respell|KEE|oh}} | meaning = 'son of Eochaidh' | region = Ireland | language = Gaelic | variant = {{lang|ga|Mac Eochaidh}}, {{lang|ga|MacEochaidh}}, Keough, Keugh, K'Eogh, Kehoe | family = | footnotes = }} '''Keogh''' (usually pronounced {{IPAc-en|k|j|oː}} {{respell|KYOH}}) is an Irish surname. It is a reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic {{lang|ga|Mac Eochaidh}} or {{lang|ga|MacEochaidh}}, 'son of Eochaidh'. The personal name {{lang|ga|Eochaidh}} is in turn based upon the Gaelic word for horse (Old Irish {{lang|sga|ech}}).
Notable people with the surname include: * Sir Alfred Keogh, British Army medical doctor * Andrew Keogh (librarian), British-born American librarian * Andy Keogh, Irish football player * Barbara Keogh, British actress * Sir Bruce Keogh, British professor of cardiac surgery * Donna Keogh, British missing person * Doreen Keogh (1926–2017), Irish-born actress * Eamonn J. Keogh, Irish-born American computer scientist * Edward Keogh, American politician * Esmond Venner Keogh, Australian Army officer and medical scientist * Estelle Venner Keogh, Australian nurse who served in World War I * Eugene James Keogh, American politician * Eustace Graham Keogh, Australian Army officer and military historian * Fenton Keogh, Australian celebrity chef * Helen Keogh, Irish politician * Henry Keogh, Australian murderer * James Keogh (disambiguation), several people * James Gabriel Keogh (Vance Joy) Australian singer, songwriter and musician. * John Keogh (disambiguation), several people * Keira Keogh, Irish politician * Kerrie Ann Keogh, singer performing as Kerri Ann * Lesbia Venner Keogh, birth name of Australian poet, novelist and political activist Lesbia Harford (1891–1927) * Liam Keogh, Scottish football player * Matt Keough, American baseball player * Michael Keogh (disambiguation), several people * Myles Keogh, Irish soldier and American Civil War military officer * Nina Keogh, Canadian puppet builder * Patrick Keogh, New Zealand rugby player * Peter Keogh (1929–2016), Irish journalist and sports administrator * Richard Keogh, Irish football player * Simon Keogh, Irish rugby player * Theodora Keogh, American novelist * Thomas Keogh, Irish bishop * Tom Keogh (1922–1980), American fashion illustrator, graphic artist, and set and costume designer * Trevor Keogh, Australian football player * William Keogh, Irish politician and judge
== See also == *Kehoe (surname) *Keoghan (surname) *Keohane (disambiguation) *Keough (surname) *McKeogh *McKeough (disambiguation)
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