# Sheeran (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/sheeran/  
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.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,866 |
| US rank (2010) | 15,651 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 165,458 people |
| Change since 2000 | +22% (1,535 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɪəɹən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From O'Sheeran, an Anglicisation of the Irish Ó Sírín or Irish Ó Síoráin.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Sheeran 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) | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Sheeran in the United States.

## People named Sheeran

- Frank Sheeran, American mobster (1920–2003)
- Josette Sheeran, American diplomat

## Similar surnames

Shearin, Sherron, Serrano, Sherwin, Serano, Sharma, Soriano, Serna, Schramm, Shrum, Schram, Sharon.

## 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.