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Kehoe Family Crest
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Where did the Irish Kehoe family come from? What is the Irish Kehoe family crest and coat of arms? When did the Kehoe family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Kehoe family history?

The surname Kehoe originally appeared in Gaelic as "O hEochaidh" or "Mac Eochaidh," derived from an Irish personal name "Eachaidh," meaning a "horseman."

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People who were accounted for by scribes and church officials often had their name recorded many different ways because pronunciation was the only guide those scribes and church officials had to go by. This resulted in the problem of one person's name being recorded under several different variations, creating the illusion of more than one person. Among the many spelling variations of the surname Kehoe that are preserved in archival documents are Hoey, O'Hoey, Hoy, Hue, Kehoe, Keogh, MacKeogh and many more.

First found in Tipperary, where they held a family seat from ancient times at Ballymackeogh, and were descended from the MacKeoghs who in turn were descended from their eponymous ancestor Eochaidh O'Kelly one of the ancient Kings of Ui Maine.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Kehoe research. Another 454 words(32 lines of text) covering the years 1534, 1653, 1725, 1798, 1828, and 1893 are included under the topic Early Kehoe History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Kehoe Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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A great mass of Ireland's native population left the island in the 19th century, seeking relief from various forms of social, religious, and economic discrimination. This Irish exodus was primarily to North America. If the migrants survived the long ocean journey, many unfortunately would find more discrimination in the colonies of British North America and the fledgling United States of America. These newly arrived Irish were, however, wanted as a cheap source of labor for the many large agricultural and industrial projects that were essential to the development of what would become two of the wealthiest nations in the western world. Early immigration and passenger lists indicate many people bearing the Kehoe name:

Kehoe Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Cornelius Kehoe, aged 28, landed in New York in 1812
  • John Kehoe, aged 21, arrived in New York in 1812
  • Joseph Kehoe, aged 35, arrived in New York in 1812
  • Judith Kehoe, who landed in New York, NY in 1812
  • Mary Kehoe, who landed in New York, NY in 1816


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  • Timothy Jerome "Tim" Kehoe (b. 1953), American economist and professor
  • Alice Beck Kehoe (b. 1934), American anthropologist
  • Robert "Bob" Kehoe, American footballer, inducted into the National Soccer Hall of Fame (1989)
  • Christine T. Kehoe (b. 1950), American politician in California
  • Jack Kehoe (b. 1938), American actor
  • James Nicholas Kehoe, American politician, U.S. Representative from Kentucky
  • James "Jim" Kehoe (1918-2010), American university administrator, athletics coach at the University of Maryland
  • James Walter Kehoe (1870-1938), American politician U.S. Representative from Florida
  • Nicholas Kehoe (b. 1943), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general, President and CEO of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society
  • Justin Kehoe (b. 1980), Irish golfer

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  7. Robb H. Amanda and Andrew Chesler. Encyclopedia of American Family Names. New York: Haper Collins, 1995. Print. (ISBN 0-06-270075-8).
  8. Weis, Frederick Lewis, Walter Lee Sheppard and David Faris. Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came to New England Between 1623 and 1650 7th Edition. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0806313676).
  9. Browning, Charles H. Americans of Royal Descent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
  10. Heraldic Scroll and Map of Family names and Origins of Ireland. Dublin: Mullins. Print.
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