Keogh (usually pronounced ) is an

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surname. It is a reduced

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form of the

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or , 'son of Eochaidh'. The personal name is in turn based upon the Gaelic word for

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

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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), 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 Barbara Keogh (21 April 1929 – 25 October 2005) was a British actress. Keogh is most noted for her work on television, particularly her role as Lilly Mattock on the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders''. Early life and career Keogh was born on 21 ...

, 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 n ...

, 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, New York politician * Fenton Keogh, Australian celebrity chef * Helen Keogh, Irish politician * Henry Keogh, Australian murderer * James Keogh (disambiguation) * John Keogh (disambiguation) * Kerrie Ann Keogh, singer * Liam Keogh, 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) *

Myles Keogh Myles Walter Keogh (25 March 1840 – 25 June 1876) was an 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 War, serving ...

, Irish soldier and American Civil War (Union) military officer *

Nina Keogh Nina Keogh ( ) is a Canadian puppet builder, voice actress and puppeteer. She is a former member of the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television, Canadian Actors' Equity Association, UDA, and is an ACTRA member since 1968. She was on the board of ...

, Canadian puppet builder * Patrick Keogh, New Zealand Rugby Union player * Richard Keogh, Irish football player * Simon Keogh, Irish rugby player * Theodora Keogh, an American novelist * Thomas Keogh, Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin * Tom Keogh, 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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