Keish is used as a family name or surname in Ireland. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Keish
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland
Meaning:

Form of Tague. Grandson of Tadhg meaning "poet".

Keish is the form of McTigue. The son of Tadhg meaning "poet or philosopher".

Form of Teague. One with a fair complexion; grandson of Tadhg meaning "poet"; dweller in an enclosure or near a common pasture.

The variation of the Tighe. Grandson of Tadhg meaning "poet".

The lastname is the variant of Tighe. 1. Apparently a personal and saintly name. There is a manor of Saint Tygh, in Cuckfield, county of Sussex. 2. Sir B. Burke says, that the name was derived from a village so called in Rutlandshire, in the immediate vicinity of which, at Carlby, county of Lincoln, the ancestors of Tighe of Woodstock, county of Kilkenny, were long seated. B.L.G.

How popular is Keish?

Keish is common in United States.

Keish is ranked 1357969 on our list.

Keish is a very rare family name, few people in United States and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines have the last name. Around 163 people have been found who wears Keish as their family name. Keish have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundreds of Keish:
162,100 United States134
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
252,049 Ukraine10
863,365 India6

Immigrants to US

From Germany

Dora Keish and 54 years old Engel Keish hailed from Germany. 18 years old embarked for United States from Antwerp on Hanoen and arrived on May 16, 1872.

Keish Namesakes

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Keish Namesakes

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