# Kehoe (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/kehoe/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 7,708 |
| US rank (2010) | 4,602 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 40,055 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.7% (7,657 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Keough.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Kehoe in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.3% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Kehoe in the United States and Australia.

## People named Kehoe

- Mike Kehoe, American politician (born 1962)
- Jack Kehoe, American actor (1934-2020)
- Frank Kehoe, American diver (1882–1949)
- Andrew Kehoe, American mass murderer and bomber (1872–1927)
- Sally Kehoe, Australian rower

## Similar surnames

Kho, Keo, Ke, Key, Kay, Ko, Kee, Kaye, Kuo, Kao, Koo, Ku.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.