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    The surname Heenan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,970 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex H550

    Heenan: #14,995 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Heenan #14,995, 1,970 people Heenan: #14,995 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Heenan #14,995, 1,970 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heenan is more common than 90.8% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉanáin (“descendant of Éanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of éan (“bird”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneáin (“descendant of Eidhneán”), a byname from eidhneán (“ivy, ivy branch”).

    Heenan 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 1,970 people named Heenan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,724 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,853.

    #14,995
    rank among US surnames
    1,970
    people in 2010
    0.7
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.3%
    change since 2000 (was #14,706)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #14,986Fuentez1,972156,565
    #14,991Nicola1,971156,644
    #14,995Stutler1,970156,724
    #15,002Hanning1,969156,803

    Who is named Heenan

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

    93% of people named Heenan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Heenans

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Bobby Heenan
      American wrestling commentator and manager (1944–2017)
    • Brian Heenan
      Australian Roman Catholic bishop, born 1937

    Notable Heenans come mostly from the United States (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Heenan

    Heenan has the Soundex code H550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H550.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Heenan come from?
    Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hÉanáin (“descendant of Éanán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive form of éan (“bird”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneáin (“descendant of Eidhneán”), a byname from eidhneán (“ivy, ivy branch”).
    How common is the surname Heenan?
    1,970 people in the United States had the surname Heenan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,724 Americans. It ranked 14,995th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Heenan?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Heenan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Heenan?
    Bobby Heenan, American wrestling commentator and manager (1944–2017), followed by Brian Heenan.
    Where is the surname Heenan most common?
    Wikidata records people named Heenan in the United States and Australia.
    What type of surname is Heenan?
    Heenan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Heenan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,853 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,970 in 2010, up 6.3%.