Heenan
English
editEtymology
editTwo main origins:
- Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉanáin (“descendant of Éanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of éan (“bird”).
- Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneáin (“descendant of Eidhneán”), a byname from eidhneán (“ivy, ivy branch”).
Proper noun
editHeenan (plural Heenans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Heenan is the 14995th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1970 individuals. Heenan is most common among White (93.05%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heenan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152.