Sheehy
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síthigh (“descendant of Sítheach”), a byname from sítheach (“peaceful”).
Proper noun
[edit]Sheehy (plural Sheehys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheehy is the 7005th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4782 individuals. Sheehy is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheehy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.