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    The surname Skehan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 613 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Skehan is more common than 77.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sceacháin (“descendant of Sceachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sceach (“briar, thornbush”).

    Skehan 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 613 people named Skehan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 546.

    #36,477
    rank among US surnames
    613
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +12.3%
    change since 2000 (was #38,141)

    Who is named Skehan

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

    95% of people named Skehan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Two or more races 2.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Skehan

    Skehan has the Soundex code S500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S500.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Skehan come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Sceacháin (“descendant of Sceachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of sceach (“briar, thornbush”).
    How common is the surname Skehan?
    613 people in the United States had the surname Skehan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 503,663 Americans. It ranked 36,477th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Skehan?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Skehan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
    What type of surname is Skehan?
    Skehan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Skehan getting more or less common?
    More common. 546 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 613 in 2010, up 12%.