Feehan

English

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Fiacháin (“descendant of Fiachán”), a personal name from fiach (“raven”) + -án (“diminutive suffix”).

Proper noun

Feehan (plural Feehans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Feehan is the 16273^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1772 individuals. Feehan is most common among White (95.88%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Feehan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.