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The keegan Surname

keegan Name Meaning and History

Irish: reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Aodhagáin ‘son of Aodhagán’, a personal name that is a pet form of the ancient Irish personal name Aodh ‘fire’ (see McKay).

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Distribution of keegan Families in the US in 1920
Number of keegan families
 263-523
 88-262
 1-87
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