Heenan

English

Etymology

Two main origins:

• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉanáin (“descendant of Éanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of éan (“bird”).
• Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneáin (“descendant of Eidhneán”), a byname from eidhneán (“ivy, ivy branch”).

Proper noun

Heenan (plural Heenans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Heenan is the 14995^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1970 individuals. Heenan is most common among White (93.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heenan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 152.