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    The surname Heneghan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,310 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex H525

    Heneghan: #20,299 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Heneghan #20,299, 1,310 people Heneghan: #20,299 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Heneghan #20,299, 1,310 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Heneghan is more common than 87.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneacháin (“descendant of Eidhneachán”), a personal name of uncertain origin.

    Heneghan 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 1,310 people named Heneghan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 235,684 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,158.

    #20,299
    rank among US surnames
    1,310
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +13.1%
    change since 2000 (was #21,124)

    Who is named Heneghan

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

    96% of people named Heneghan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Heneghan

    Heneghan has the Soundex code H525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code H525.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Heneghan come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó hEidhneacháin (“descendant of Eidhneachán”), a personal name of uncertain origin.
    How common is the surname Heneghan?
    1,310 people in the United States had the surname Heneghan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 235,684 Americans. It ranked 20,299th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Heneghan?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Heneghan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Heneghan?
    Heneghan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Heneghan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,158 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,310 in 2010, up 13%.
    What are other spellings of Heneghan?
    Henehan and Hennigan.