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)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Feehan is the 16273rd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 559.