Sheehan
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editReduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síodhacháin (“descendant of Síodhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of síodhach (“peaceful”).
Proper noun
editSheehan (plural Sheehans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheehan is the 1305th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26902 individuals. Sheehan is most common among White (95.22%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheehan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.