Keogh (usually pronounced /kj/ KYOH) is an Irish surname. It is a reduced Anglicized form of the Gaelic Mac Eochaidh or MacEochaidh, 'son of Eochaidh'. The personal name Eochaidh is in turn based upon the Gaelic word for horse (Old Irish ech).

Keogh
Pronunciation/kj/ KYOH
/ˈk/ KEE-oh
Language(s)Gaelic
Origin
Meaning'son of Eochaidh'
Region of originIreland
Other names
Variant form(s)Mac Eochaidh, MacEochaidh, Keough, Keugh, K'Eogh, Kehoe

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