Meehan

English

Alternative forms

Meegan

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendants of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): [ˈmiːhæ̝ːn], [ˈmiɪn]

Proper noun

Meehan (plural Meehans)

A surname from Irish.

Descendants

→ Translingual: Meehania

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Meehan is the 2464^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14630 individuals. Meehan is most common among White (94.96%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Meehan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 565.

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