Behan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beacháin (“descendant of Beachán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of beach (“bee”).

Proper noun

Behan (plural Behans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Behan is the 11092^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2862 individuals. Behan is most common among White (90.95%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Behan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127.