Heneghan

English

Alternative forms

Henehan, Hennigan

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Ó Eidhneacháin (“descendant of Eidhneachán”), a personal name of uncertain origin.

Proper noun

Heneghan (plural Heneghans)

A surname from Irish.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Heneghan is the 20299^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1310 individuals. Heneghan is most common among White (95.57%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Heneghan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 163.

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