Counihan
English
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanacháin (“descendant of Cuanachán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.
Proper noun
editCounihan (plural Counihans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Counihan is the 35866th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 626 individuals. Counihan is most common among White (96.81%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Counihan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 376.