650 Global KEAVENY Family Members

KEAVENY Family History

This very interesting name is of pure Irish origin. It derives from O' Geibheannaigh, a gaelic name which is believed to translate as "the son of the descendant of St. Caomhan" - the Abbot of Glendalough in the sixth Century. The modern spellings, of the name are O'Keaveney, O'Guiney, O'Keevan, MacCoveney, Keaveny and Kevane. The name development commences with "Geibheannach" a chief's son killed in battle in 971 A.D. The clan originates from the Connacht Region and other recordings include Catherine Keaveny who was baptised at Castlereach, Roscommon, on the 28th February 1865, whilst earlier in 1846 the family of John Kevanny (as spelt) emigrated from Liverpool to New York.