Meehan

English

Alternative forms

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 (countable and uncountable, plural Meehans)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A townland in County Westmeath, Ireland.
  3. An unincorporated community in the town of Plover, Portage County, Wisconsin, United States.

Descendants

  • Translingual: Meehania

Statistics

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

Further reading

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