Sheehan

English

Alternative forms

• Shawhan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síodhacháin (“descendant of Síodhachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of síodhach (“peaceful”).

Proper noun

Sheehan (plural Sheehans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheehan is the 1305^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 26902 individuals. Sheehan is most common among White (95.22%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• Shaheen, shaheen