# Keogh

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{{short description|List for surname of Irish origins}}
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{{Infobox surname
| name          = Keogh
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| pronunciation = {{IPAc-en|k|j|oʊ}} {{respell|KYOH}}<br/>{{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|iː|oʊ}} {{respell|KEE|oh}}
| meaning       = 'son of [Eochaid](/source/Eochaid)h'
| region        = [Ireland](/source/Ireland)
| language      = [Gaelic](/source/Gaelic_languages)
| variant = {{lang|ga|Mac Eochaidh}}, {{lang|ga|MacEochaidh}}, Keough, Keugh, K'Eogh, Kehoe
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'''Keogh''' (usually pronounced {{IPAc-en|k|j|oː}} {{respell|KYOH}}) is an [Irish](/source/Irish_people) surname. It is a reduced [Anglicized](/source/Anglicisation) form of the [Gaelic](/source/Gaelic_languages) {{lang|ga|Mac Eochaidh}} or {{lang|ga|MacEochaidh}}, 'son of [Eochaidh](/source/Eochaidh)'. The [personal name](/source/personal_name) {{lang|ga|Eochaidh}} is in turn based upon the Gaelic word for [horse](/source/horse) (Old Irish {{lang|sga|ech}}).

Notable people with the surname include:
* Sir [Alfred Keogh](/source/Alfred_Keogh), British Army medical doctor
* [Andrew Keogh (librarian)](/source/Andrew_Keogh_(librarian)), British-born American librarian
* [Andy Keogh](/source/Andy_Keogh), Irish football player
* [Barbara Keogh](/source/Barbara_Keogh), British actress
* Sir [Bruce Keogh](/source/Bruce_Keogh), British professor of cardiac surgery
* [Donna Keogh](/source/Donna_Keogh), British missing person
* [Doreen Keogh](/source/Doreen_Keogh) (1926–2017), Irish-born actress
* [Eamonn J. Keogh](/source/Eamonn_J._Keogh), Irish-born American computer scientist
* [Edward Keogh](/source/Edward_Keogh), American politician
* [Esmond Venner Keogh](/source/Esmond_Venner_Keogh), Australian Army officer and medical scientist
* [Estelle Venner Keogh](/source/Estelle_Venner_Keogh), Australian nurse who served in World War I
* [Eugene James Keogh](/source/Eugene_James_Keogh), American politician
* [Eustace Graham Keogh](/source/Eustace_Graham_Keogh), Australian Army officer and military historian
* [Fenton Keogh](/source/Fenton_Keogh), Australian celebrity chef
* [Helen Keogh](/source/Helen_Keogh), Irish politician
* [Henry Keogh](/source/Henry_Keogh), Australian murderer
* [James Keogh (disambiguation)](/source/James_Keogh_(disambiguation)), several people
* [James Gabriel Keogh (Vance Joy)](/source/Vance_Joy) Australian singer, songwriter and musician.
* [John Keogh (disambiguation)](/source/John_Keogh_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Keira Keogh](/source/Keira_Keogh), Irish politician
* [Kerrie Ann Keogh](/source/Kerri_Ann), singer performing as Kerri Ann
* [Lesbia Venner Keogh](/source/Lesbia_Venner_Keogh), birth name of Australian poet, novelist and political activist Lesbia Harford (1891–1927)
* [Liam Keogh](/source/Liam_Keogh), Scottish football player
* [Matt Keough](/source/Matt_Keough), American baseball player
* [Michael Keogh (disambiguation)](/source/Michael_Keogh_(disambiguation)), several people
* [Myles Keogh](/source/Myles_Keogh), Irish soldier and American Civil War military officer
* [Nina Keogh](/source/Nina_Keogh), Canadian puppet builder
* [Patrick Keogh](/source/Patrick_Keogh), New Zealand rugby player
* [Peter Keogh](/source/Peter_Keogh) (1929–2016), Irish journalist and sports administrator
* [Richard Keogh](/source/Richard_Keogh), Irish football player
* [Simon Keogh](/source/Simon_Keogh), Irish rugby player
* [Theodora Keogh](/source/Theodora_Keogh), American novelist
* [Thomas Keogh](/source/Thomas_Keogh), Irish bishop
* [Tom Keogh](/source/Tom_Keogh) (1922–1980), American fashion illustrator, graphic artist, and set and costume designer
* [Trevor Keogh](/source/Trevor_Keogh), Australian football player
* [William Keogh](/source/William_Keogh), Irish politician and judge

== See also ==
*[Kehoe (surname)](/source/Kehoe_(surname))
*[Keoghan (surname)](/source/Keoghan_(surname))
*[Keohane (disambiguation)](/source/Keohane_(disambiguation))
*[Keough (surname)](/source/Keough_(surname))
*[McKeogh](/source/McKeogh)
*[McKeough (disambiguation)](/source/McKeough_(disambiguation))

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Category:Anglicised Irish-language surnames
Category:Anglicised Scottish Gaelic–language surnames
Category:Surnames of Scottish origin

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