Deenihan Surname

924,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 286 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Deenihan Surname Definition:

Ó Duinneacháin The name of a small Co. Limerick sept now found mainly in Co.

Kerry. SIF 52

Deenihan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Ireland1001:47,0893,474
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland541:82,0355,702
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Deenihan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Duinneacháin The name of a small Co. Limerick sept now found mainly in Co.

Kerry. SIF 52

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Both these anglicized forms of Ó Duinneacháin are found today in Co. Kerry: there were sixteen families called Deenihan in Kerry in 1911 according to the census of that date; and a 1666 tombstone at Rattoo in that county bears the name Dinighan. The name is that of a small sept located in the barony of Owney, Co. Limerick. In Griffith's Valuation of Co. Cork (1851-3) it appears in small numbers as Denihan, Deenihan and Dynahan.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Duinneacháin The name of a small Co. Limerick sept now found mainly in Co.

Kerry. SIF 52

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Deenihan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Deenihan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Deenihan occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deenihan? popularity and diffusion

Deenihan is the 924,083rd most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 25,480,930 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Deenihan live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Deenihan is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 160 people, or 1 in 2,265,368. In The United States Deenihan is most frequent in: Illinois, where 22 percent are found, Connecticut, where 18 percent are found and California, where 16 percent are found. Aside from The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 35 percent are found and England, where 7 percent are found.

Deenihan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deenihan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deenihan last name increased 2,667 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 185 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Deenihan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Deenihan surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Deenihan surname are 21.09% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.86% being registered with the party.

Deenihan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.69% more than the national average, earning $43,877 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deenihanq941/
Denihan93428/
Deenhan930/
Deeniham881/
Deeniang881/
Denian86197/
Denhan8642/
Douenihan820/
Denhaan80131/
Deanian80127/
Denehan80118/
Degnian8061/
Dinihan8050/
Desnian8032/
Deenham808/
Deeniam808/
Dengian806/
Deinian805/
Deniham803/
Deenean803/
Deniane802/
Denhain801/
Dehnian801/
Deenion801/
Detnian801/
Deegnan800/
Donihan800/
Deniean800/
Deniant800/
Deanehan7539/
Dayenian7535/
Doniahan7526/
Denogian759/
Daniahan752/
Denjiang752/
Deenajon751/
Dehenion751/
Dhenijan751/
Denham7119,743/
Degnan715,403/
Danian71409/
Denion71377/
Donian71222/
Denean71122/
Denyan7176/
Dinian7116/
Deniam714/
Denjan714/
Denhon713/
Dinhan712/
Deignan671,844/
Denjean671,664/
Denayon6754/
Dionian6750/
Detniam6743/
Dinjian6740/
Dengean6740/
Diniang6738/
Deinyan6725/
Dannian6718/
Dounian6716/
Dhenjan6716/
Daniaan6712/
Daunian679/
Donnian677/
Dehnean677/
Dahnian676/
Deneham675/
Doniaan675/
Denyang672/
Danehan672/
Dingian672/
Denjane672/
Deunham671/
Daniean671/
Deeneyjohn671/
Denhoun671/
Dehgnan671/
Donijan671/
Dounhan671/
Deynyan671/
Duenyan671/
Daynhan671/
Doneean671/
Degnane671/
Degnanh671/
Degnant671/
Dainian671/
Dengion671/
Denhiam671/
Denione671/
Dinhanh671/
Dhenion671/
Deanham670/
Denyham670/
Doniean670/
Deugnan670/
Dinehan670/
Donehan670/
Degnand670/
Degnean670/
Denhohn670/
Deinham670/
Deagnan670/

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