Linehan

English

Alternative forms

• Lynam

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laidhghneáin (“descendant of Laidhghneán”), perhaps a personal name derived from a diminutive form of laidhghein (“snow-birth”), from ladhg (“snow”) + gein (“birth”).

Proper noun

Linehan (plural Linehans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Linehan is the 9050^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3610 individuals. Linehan is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linehan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 441.

Anagrams

• Lenihan