Neenan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Naoidheannáin (“descendant of Naoidheannán”), a nickname from naoidhean (“infant, baby”).

Proper noun

Neenan (plural Neenans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Neenan is the 40745^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 536 individuals. Neenan is most common among White (94.59%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Neenan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 655.