# Meehan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/meehan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish; variant form Meegan.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 14,630 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,464 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 21,104 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.0% (14,348 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmi.hæn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendant of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Meehan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.6% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Meehan in the United States.

## People named Meehan

- Marty Meehan, American politician
- John Silva Meehan, American publisher (1790–1863)
- John Meehan, American art director (1902-1963)
- Thomas Meehan, American botanist (1826-1901)
- Thomas Meehan, American writer (1929-2017)

## Similar surnames

Mahan, Mohan, Meaney, Meany, Mann, Moon, Mahoney, Mooney, Mena, Main, Mahon, Munn.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.