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Origin of Kea Total Records: 10  Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: Three seperate clans either meaning, victorious or fox. Surnames: Karney, Carney, Cairney, Kearney Submitted by: Donal Kearney - Cinel Owen Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: The name Mulkern originates in Ireland. Many searches lead to Galway and Rosscommon areas, though there are some in Mayo and the Aran Islands. The name implies 'devotee of St. Kieran. Surnames: Mulhearn, Mulkearn, Mulkerin, Mulkern Submitted by: Sandy MULKERN-Kolosey Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: I have two senarios. The first is associated with the Irish meaning 'the son of Giers'. The second is an old Gaelic version beginning with Mac O'Pheris back in the 14th century. Over the years it has changed to O'Pheris, Pheris, Keris, Kerris, Kerse, Kearse, Kierse, Kierce, etc. Surnames: Kearse, Kearsh, Kearson, Keirce, Kerce, Kerisk, Kerris, Kerrish, Kerrison, Kerse, Kersh, Kierce, Kierse, Kirsh Submitted by: Vanessa Kierce Burzynski Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: There are Irish Foxes and Cambro-Norman Foxes in Ireland. The origins of the Irish Fox name are commonly believed to originate with 11th century Tadhg 'The Fox' O'Catharnaigh, chief of Teathbha (or Teffia), who was apparently clever 'like a fox' in battle as well as in acquiring land. Several Irish annals point to a different story - that in the year 1024 'the men of Teathbha' killed Ireland's chief poet/historian of that era - and that they in turn were killed and left unburied, afterwards acquiring a foul odor. Another version has the killer or killers remaining alive after their evil deed, but forever after carried a foul odor with them (divine retribution). The odor was similar to that of a fox, which has a scent similar to that of a skunk.%0a%0aThis unfortunate story does not carry any more credibility than the first story simply because, in a time period when people might easily change their names to suit their purposes, it is hard to believe subsequent generations would CHOOSE to perpetuate a surname which had socially negative connotations.%0a%0aFor more on the Fox name and Fox history, as well as background to the Cambro-Norman Foxes, see Fox Clan website at the link directly above. Surnames: Fox, Kearney, Sionnach Submitted by: MJ Fox Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: Researching Keays Family originating on PEI in 1794 Surnames: Keays Submitted by: Peter Keays Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: I'm looking for links between Pitkeathley and Pitkethly and for anything to explain how a Joseph Pitkeathley apeared in the midlands (UK) in the 1920's. Surnames: Pitkeathley Submitted by: Simon Pitkeathley Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: looking for any relatives of luke keaveney who emigrated to the usa in the 30s from glenamaddy galway Surnames: keaveney Submitted by: tony keaveney Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: son of Richard, son of william, son of Roy Surnames: Keagy Submitted by: Roy Keagy Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: Looking for relatives of John Kawaihae Kamakea Born in Hilo abt 1882. Surnames: Kamakea Submitted by: Kelanioli Lawless Origin of Kea, Meaning of Kea Origin: Keech is an anglo-saxon word meaning fat or tallow and the practice of naming workmen by the work they performed leeds to Keech being a low grade labourer who probably removed the layers of flesh and fat from animal hides. It thus by usage became a derogatory term. Shakespeare used it when king henry described Cardinal Wolseley as a "Great Keech whose very girth denies the sunshine to the earth beneath" in other words a big fat lump of a man.later Keech meant a Butcher and also a tallow candle maker. Surnames: Keech or Keach aka Keetch Submitted by: George Keech 2/17/2012 5:31 PM Page 1 of 1

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