Keogh (usually pronounced ) is an Irish surname. It is a reduced Anglicized form of the

Gaelic Gaelic is an adjective that means "pertaining to the Gaels". As a noun it refers to the group of languages spoken by the Gaels, or to any one of the languages individually. Gaelic languages are spoken in Ireland, Scotland, the Isle of Man, and Ca ...

or , 'son of

Eochaidh Eochaid or Eochaidh (earlier Eochu or Eocho, sometimes Anglicised as Eochy, Achaius or Haughey) is a popular medieval Irish and Scottish Gaelic name deriving from Old Irish ''ech'', horse, borne by a variety of historical and legendary figures. V ...

'. The

personal name A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known ...

is in turn based upon the Gaelic word for

horse The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million y ...

(Old Irish ). The spelling ''K'Eogh'' is used by one particular family, late of Kilbride House,

County Carlow County Carlow ( ; ga, Contae Cheatharlach) is a county located in the South-East Region of Ireland, within the province of Leinster. Carlow is the second smallest and the third least populous of Ireland's 32 traditional counties. Carlow Cou ...

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Alfred Keogh Lieutenant-General Sir Alfred Henry Keogh, (3 July 1857 – 30 July 1936) was a medical doctor in the British Army. He served as Director-General Army Medical Services twice; from 1905 to 1910 and 1914 to 1918. Early life Keogh was born in D ...

, British Army medical doctor *

Andrew Keogh (librarian) Andrew Keogh (November 14, 1869 – February 13, 1953) was an English-born American librarian. Keogh started his library career as a librarian with the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Public Library in England from 1892-1898. He then became librarian of th ...

, British-born American librarian *

Andy Keogh Andrew Declan Keogh (born 16 May 1986) is a former Irish professional footballer who last played as a striker for A-League club Perth Glory. Born in Dublin, Keogh played the first several years of his professional career playing for a number ...

, Irish football player * Barbara Keogh, British actress * Sir

Bruce Keogh Professor Sir Bruce Edward Keogh, KBE, FMedSci, FRCS, FRCP (born 24 November 1954) is a Rhodesian-born British surgeon who specialises in cardiac surgery. He was medical director of the National Health Service in England from 2007 and na ...

, British professor of cardiac surgery * David John Keogh, Scottish football player *

Doreen Keogh Doreen Sheila Elsie Keogh (10 April 1924 – 31 December 2017) was an Irish actress of radio, stage, television and film, who was best known for roles in numerous television serials and telefilms, but most especially Concepta Riley the first ba ...

(1926–2017), Irish-born actress *

Edward Keogh Edward Keogh (May 5, 1835December 1, 1898) was an Irish American immigrant, printer, Democratic politician, and pioneer settler of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served 17 years in the Wisconsin State Assembly between 1860 and 1895, representing Mil ...

, Wisconsin politician *

Eugene James Keogh Eugene James Keogh (August 30, 1907 – May 26, 1989) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York. He served 15 terms from 1937 to 1967. Background Keogh was born on Au ...

, New York politician *

Fenton Keogh Fenton Brian Keogh (born 21 December 1971) is an Australian celebrity chef and winner of LifeStyle Food's Great BBQ Challenge in January 2007. He and his wife Lisa are the owners of Fentons at the Ipswich Club, located in Ipswich, Queensland & his ...

, Australian celebrity chef * Helen Keogh, Irish politician *

Henry Keogh Henry Vincent Keogh (born 1954) is an Australian who was convicted of murder but was eventually released twenty years later on appeal. He grew up in Adelaide, South Australia and was educated at Saint Ignatius College and briefly at the School ...

, Australian murderer *

James Keogh (disambiguation) James Keogh may refer to: * James Keogh (Australian politician), member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly * James Keogh (speechwriter) James Keogh (October 28, 1916 – May 10, 2006) was an American magazine editor and political advisor ...

John Keogh (disambiguation) John Keogh may refer to: *John Keogh John Keogh (1740 – 13 November 1817) was an Irish merchant and political activist. He was a leading campaigner for Catholic Emancipation and reform of the Irish Parliament, active in Dublin on t ...

* Kerrie Ann Keogh, singer *

Liam Keogh Liam Keogh (born 6 September 1981 in Aberdeen) is a Scottish former professional association footballer, who played as a midfielder. He began his career as a junior with Celtic in September 1997, but never appeared in the Celtic first team ...

, Scottish football player *

Matt Keough Matthew Lon Keough ( ; July 3, 1955 – May 1, 2020) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher from through for the Oakland Athletics (1977–1983), New York Yankees (1983� ...

, American pro baseball player, mostly for the Oakland Athletics *

Michael Keogh (disambiguation) Michael Keogh may refer to: * Michael Keogh (athlete) (born 1950), Irish middle-distance runner * Michael Keogh (politician) Michael Keogh, known as Max Keogh (died April 2001),was a nationalist politician and journalist in Northern Ireland. Ba ...

Myles Keogh Myles Walter Keogh (25 March 1840 – 25 June 1876) was an Irish people, Irish soldier. He served in the armies of the Papal States during the war for Italian unification in 1860, and was recruited into the Union Army during the American Civil ...

, Irish soldier and American Civil War (Union) military officer * Nina Keogh, Canadian puppet builder *

Patrick Keogh Patrick Keogh, also known as Pat Keogh or Paddy Keogh, (c. 1867 – 12 March 1940) was a New Zealand rugby union footballer who toured with the 1888–89 New Zealand Native football team. Playing at Rugby union positions#Scrum-half, half-back, ...

, New Zealand Rugby Union player *

Richard Keogh Richard John Keogh (born 11 August 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ipswich Town and for the Republic of Ireland national team. His main positional role is at centre-back, though he has also played at right-back d ...

, Irish football player *

Simon Keogh Simon Keogh (born 1979) is a retired rugby union player who played on the wing and scrum half for Leinster Rugby and for Harlequins F.C. In 2000, Simon was named Leinster Rugby Young Player of the Year. In 2004, whilst playing with Harlequins ...

, Irish rugby player *

Theodora Keogh Theodora Roosevelt Keogh O'Toole Rauchfuss (June 30, 1919 – January 5, 2008) was an American novelist writing under her first married name, Theodora Keogh, in the 1950s and 1960s. She was a member of the Roosevelt family, born in New York C ...

, an American novelist *

Thomas Keogh Thomas Keogh was a Roman Catholic priest who became Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin. He was born in Gurteen, Skeoghvosteen, Graiguenamanagh, County Kilkenny in 1884. In 1898, he enrolled in St. Josephs's Academy in Bagenalstown, operated by the D ...

, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin *

Tom Keogh Tom C. Keogh (1922 – 15 February 1980) was an international fashion illustrator, graphic artist, and set and costume designer who married dancer and novelist Theodora Keogh, née Roosevelt, the granddaughter of President Theodore Roosevelt ...

, illustrator *

Trevor Keogh Trevor Keogh (born 26 July 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Carlton in the Victorian Football League. Keogh was recruited from Sandhurst in the Bendigo Football League The Bendigo Football Netball League (p ...

, Australian football player *

William Keogh William Nicholas Keogh PC (1817– 30 September 1878) was an unpopular and controversial Irish politician and judge, whose name became a byword in Ireland for betraying one's political principles. Background He was born in Galway, son of Wil ...

, Irish politician and judge

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