Bohan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhacháin (“descendant of Buadhachán”), a personal name from the diminutive form of buadhach (“victorious”).

Proper noun

Bohan (plural Bohans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Bohan is the 13057^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2351 individuals. Bohan is most common among White (92.6%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bohan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184.

Anagrams

• Hoban