How common is the surname Meehan?

14,630 people in the United States had the surname Meehan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,104 Americans. It ranked 2,464th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Meehan?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meehan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Meehan?

Marty Meehan, American politician, followed by John Silva Meehan.

Where is the surname Meehan most common?

Wikidata records people named Meehan in the United States.

How do you pronounce Meehan?

Meehan is /ˈmi.hæn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Meehan getting more or less common?

More common. 14,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,630 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Meehan

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 14,630 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈmi.hæn/ 2 syllables Soundex M500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Meehan is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

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

Meehan 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 14,630 people named Meehan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,104 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,348.

#2,464

rank among US surnames

14,630

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #2,310)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,455	Merchant	14,692	21,015
#2,456	Grubb	14,673	21,042
#2,458	Harman	14,658	21,063
#2,459	Durbin	14,650	21,075
#2,460	Gaytan	14,647	21,079
#2,461	Baumann	14,644	21,083
#2,462	Salter	14,641	21,088

Who is named Meehan

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

95% of people named Meehan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Meehans

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marty Meehan
American politician, born 1956
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)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Meehan

Meehan has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Meehan come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Miadhacháin (“descendant of Miadachán”), a diminutive of miadhach (“honourable”).
How common is the surname Meehan?: 14,630 people in the United States had the surname Meehan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,104 Americans. It ranked 2,464th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Meehan?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Meehan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Meehan?: Marty Meehan, American politician, followed by John Silva Meehan.
Where is the surname Meehan most common?: Wikidata records people named Meehan in the United States.
How do you pronounce Meehan?: Meehan is /ˈmi.hæn/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Meehan?: Meehan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Meehan getting more or less common?: More common. 14,348 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,630 in 2010, up 2.0%.