Counihan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanacháin (“descendant of Cuanachán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.

Proper noun

Counihan (plural Counihans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Counihan is the 35866^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 626 individuals. Counihan is most common among White (96.81%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Counihan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 376.