Sheehy
English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síthigh (“descendant of Sítheach”), a byname from sítheach (“peaceful”).
Proper noun
Sheehy (plural Sheehys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheehy is the 7005th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4782 individuals. Sheehy is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheehy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.