Skehan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sceacháin (“descendant of Sceachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sceach (“briar, thornbush”).

Proper noun

Skehan (plural Skehans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Skehan is the 36477^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 613 individuals. Skehan is most common among White (95.27%) individuals.

Further reading

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