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    The surname Counihan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 626 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C550

    Counihan: #35,866 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Counihan #35,866, 626 people Counihan: #35,866 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Counihan #35,866, 626 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Counihan is more common than 77.9% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanacháin (“descendant of Cuanachán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.

    Counihan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 626 people named Counihan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 493,204 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 610.

    #35,866
    rank among US surnames
    626
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #35,003)

    Who is named Counihan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    97% of people named Counihan identified as white (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 97%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

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    Surnames that sound like Counihan

    Counihan has the Soundex code C550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C550.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Counihan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Cuanacháin (“descendant of Cuanachán”), a diminutive of the personal name Cuana.
    How common is the surname Counihan?
    626 people in the United States had the surname Counihan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 493,204 Americans. It ranked 35,866th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Counihan?
    In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Counihan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Counihan?
    Counihan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Counihan getting more or less common?
    More common. 610 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 626 in 2010, up 2.6%.