Sheehy

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síthigh (“descendant of Sítheach”), a byname from sítheach (“peaceful”).

Proper noun

Sheehy (plural Sheehys)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheehy is the 7005^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4782 individuals. Sheehy is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheehy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.