# O'Keefe

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Not to be confused with [O'Keeffe](/source/O'Keeffe).

**O'Keefe**/**O'Keeffe** is an [Irish](/source/Irish_surnames) surname, from the ([Irish](/source/Irish_language):*caomh* meaning 'beautiful').[1]

The surname is related to a number of Irish surnames, from *O'Caomhain* meaning ('son of [Kevin](/source/Kevin)'), more commonly anglicized as [Kavanagh](/source/Kavanagh_(surname)).[2] The surname Kevin, is associated with *Mag Dhuibhfhinn* meaning ('Dark Finn'), hence the surname [Finn](/source/Finn_(surname)).[3]

The second is from Ó Geibheannaigh, anglicized as Keaveney, MacGeaveny and Geaney, now [Kenny](/source/Kenny_(surname)).[4]

Other related names include *Caomhánach*, *Mag Dhuibhín*, McKevin, [McKinnon](/source/McKinnon), [MacKenzie](/source/MacKenzie_(surname)), [Quinn](/source/Quinn_(surname)), [Kennedy](/source/Kennedy_(name)), [McKenna](/source/McKenna_(name)), [Kennan](/source/Kennan_(name)) and [Gannon](/source/Gannon).

## People with the surname

- [Andrew O'Keefe](/source/Andrew_O'Keefe) (born 1971), Australian TV personality
- [Arthur J. O'Keefe](/source/Arthur_J._O'Keefe) (1876–1943) American banker and mayor of New Orleans
- [Brian O'Keefe (baseball)](/source/Brian_O'Keefe_(baseball)) (born 1993), American baseball player
- [Dan O'Keefe](/source/Dan_O'Keefe_(politician)) (born 1929), a former member of the California state Senate
- [Daniel O'Keefe](/source/Daniel_O'Keefe_(writer)) (1928–2012), editor and author, original inventor of [Festivus](/source/Festivus)
- [Daniel J. O'Keefe](/source/Daniel_J._O'Keefe) (born 1950), American communication and argumentation theory scholar
- [Danny O'Keefe](/source/Danny_O'Keefe) (born 1943), American singer-songwriter based in Seattle, Washington
- [David Dean O'Keefe](/source/David_Dean_O'Keefe) (born circa 1824 or 1828, died 1901), Irishman who created stone money and became the virtual king of the island of Yap
- [Dennis O'Keefe](/source/Dennis_O'Keefe) (1908–1968), American film actor
- [Dennis O'Keefe](/source/Dennis_O'Keefe_(politician)), the mayor of St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
- [Derrick O'Keefe](/source/Derrick_O'Keefe) (born 1977), Canadian progressive writer, political activist and blogger
- [Eamonn O'Keefe](/source/Eamonn_O'Keefe) (born 1953), English-born Irish former professional footballer
- [Eric O'Keefe](/source/Eric_O'Keefe) (born 1961), American author, editor, and journalist
- [Eugene O'Keefe](/source/Eugene_O'Keefe) (1827–1913) founder of the O'Keefe Brewery in Toronto
- [Frank O'Keefe](/source/Frank_O'Keefe) (1912–1989), Australian politician
- [Frank O'Keefe (footballer)](/source/Frank_O'Keefe_(footballer)) (1898–1958), Australian footballer
- [Gerald Francis O'Keefe](/source/Gerald_Francis_O'Keefe) (1917–2000), Catholic bishop of Davenport, Iowa, USA
- [James O'Keefe](/source/James_O'Keefe) (born 1984), American conservative videographer
- [Jodi Lyn O'Keefe](/source/Jodi_Lyn_O'Keefe) (born 1978), American actress and model
- [Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe](/source/Jeremiah_Joseph_O'Keefe) (1923–2016), American politician
- [Jeremiah Joseph O'Keefe IV](/source/Jeremiah_Joseph_O'Keefe_IV) (1946–2007), American politician
- [John O'Keefe (neuroscientist)](/source/John_O'Keefe_(neuroscientist)), American-British neuroscientist and Nobel laureate
- [Johnny O'Keefe](/source/Johnny_O'Keefe) (1935–1978), Australian rock and roll singer
- [Joseph "Specs" O'Keefe](/source/Joseph_%22Specs%22_O'Keefe), one of the participants in the [Great Brinks Robbery](/source/Great_Brinks_Robbery)
- [Ken O'Keefe](/source/Ken_O'Keefe) (born 1953), American college football coach
- [Kerin O'Keefe](/source/Kerin_O'Keefe) ([fl.](/source/Floruit) 2000s–2020s), American wine critic and author
- [Laurence O'Keefe (disambiguation)](/source/Laurence_O'Keefe_(disambiguation))
- [Marcy O'Keefe](/source/Marcy_O'Keefe) (born 1955), American tennis player
- [Mark O'Keefe (politician)](/source/Mark_O'Keefe_(politician)) (born 1952), American politician
- [Michael A. O'Keefe](/source/Michael_A._O'Keefe) (born 1942), Australian-American physicist
- [Michael O'Keefe](/source/Michael_O'Keefe), (born 1955), American film and television actor
- [Michael O'Keefe (Louisiana politician)](/source/Michael_O'Keefe_(Louisiana_politician)) (1931–2021), American politician; convicted felon
- [Molly O'Keefe](/source/Molly_O'Keefe) (fl. 2000s–2020s), American author
- [Neil O'Keefe](/source/Neil_O'Keefe) (born 1947), retired Australian politician and lobbyist
- [Peggy O'Keefe](/source/Peggy_O'Keefe) (1928–2019) Australian-Scottish musical artist
- [Phil O'Keefe](/source/Phil_O'Keefe) (1948–2020), British geographer and development specialist
- [Ryan O'Keefe](/source/Ryan_O'Keefe) (born 1981), Australian Football League player
- [Sean O'Keefe](/source/Sean_O'Keefe) (born 1956), Chancellor of Louisiana State University, former NASA administrator and aerospace industry executive
- [Steve O'Keefe](/source/Steve_O'Keefe) (born 1984), Australian cricketer and current New South Wales player
- [Richard O'Keefe](/source/Richard_O'Keefe) (fl. 1990s), computer scientist
- [Thomas O'Keefe](/source/Thomas_O'Keefe) (born 1964), American musician known for his work in the group Antiseen
- [Walter O'Keefe](/source/Walter_O'Keefe) (1900–1983), American songwriter, actor and syndicated columnist

## See also

- [Carling O'Keefe](/source/Carling_O'Keefe), a brewing conglomerate in Canada

## References

1. ["Last name O%27KEEFE: Origin and meaning"](https://en.geneanet.org/surnames/o%27KEEFE)

1. ["FamilySearch.org"](https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=cavan#:~:text=Cavan%20Family%20History-,Cavan%20Name%20Meaning,of%20Caomh%C3%A1nach%20(see%20Kavanagh%20).). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240721150157/https://www.familysearch.org/en/surname?surname=cavan) 2024-07-21 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2025-04-27.

1. ["Given Coat of Arms, Family Crest - Free Image to View - Given Name Origin History and Meaning of Symbols"](https://www.irishsurnames.com/cgi-bin/gallery.pl?name=given&capname=Given&letter=g)

1. ["FamilyTreeDNA - Genetic Testing for Ancestry, Family History & Genealogy"](https://www.familytreedna.com/groups/keaveney/surnames)

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