Feehan Surname
Approximately 4,825 people bear this surname
Feehan Surname Definition:
(Celtic) Raven [Irish Fiachan—fiach, a raven + the diminutive suff. -án]
Feehan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,524 | 1:143,605 | 14,874 |
| Ireland | 784 | 1:6,006 | 929 |
| England | 492 | 1:113,248 | 11,628 |
| Canada | 342 | 1:107,736 | 11,580 |
| Australia | 280 | 1:96,413 | 10,942 |
| Northern Ireland | 96 | 1:19,219 | 2,384 |
| New Zealand | 89 | 1:50,880 | 8,201 |
| Scotland | 75 | 1:71,384 | 5,479 |
| Wales | 73 | 1:42,391 | 4,090 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 526 | 1:8,422 | 1,266 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 42 | 1:580,366 | 29,847 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:415,913 | 11,811 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 402 | 1:124,922 | 12,088 |
Feehan (23) may also be a first name.
Feehan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) Raven [Irish Fiachan—fiach, a raven + the diminutive suff. -án]
Ó Fiacháin This is a sept always located in the Tipperary-Killkenny area; but the name has been confused with Fegan (Ó Faodhagáin) of Co. Louth. SIF 67
Woulfe treats Ó Fiacháin (Feehan, Fehane) and Ó Feichín (Feeheen, Feen) as Connacht variants, but the latter is in fact distinct, being the name of a small west Cork sept. Fegan has been recorded as a synonym of Fehan, but in fact Fegan is basically a different name: it, Ó Faodagáin, is numerous in the Oriel country-Louth, Armagh etc.-(see Irish Families, p. 137). Feehan has for many centuries been associated with the Ormond country, particularly Cos. Tipperary and Kilkenny. The early anglicized spelling of Irish surnames as set down in legal records is very corrupt and may be misleading.
Probably Muirihirt and Thomas O'Fechan, who appeared before a court held in Clonmel in 1295 were of this sept; as no doubt was Philip MacShoan O'Fethan who was convicted of robbery in Co. Tipperary in 1359,while another, equally picturesquely named, Conghor Leith O'Fean, was fined at Clonmel in 1380. By 1601 the name had assumed a form nearer to the modern Feehan: in that year Teige MacNicholas O'Fehin was one of a number of men belonging to the Ormond territory who were granted “pardons”, i.e. immunity from the current anti-Irish legislation. Coming to modern times, there were 57.householders of the name in Co. Tipperary in 1855 and birth registrations of the 1860s indicate that Feehan was then found mainly in the Munster—Kilkenny area to which they traditionally belong —— only 3 of the 22 births registered in an average test year were outside it and those were in or near Co. Louth. A generation later the same source shows the name in all the provinces, less than half being recorded in the O'Feehan homeland and the majority of the rest being in Co. Louth. As a rule names closely identified with a locality continue to be mainly found there always, and it therefore appears probable that Feehan has sometimes been substituted for Fegan in Co. Louth.
Ó Fiacháin This is a sept always located in the Tipperary-Killkenny area; but the name has been confused with Fegan (Ó Faodhagáin) of Co. Louth. SIF 67
Feehan Demographics
Feehan Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Feehan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Feehan Come From? nationality or country of origin
Feehan is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Feehan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Feehan? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 98,279th most frequently used surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,510,372 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 58 percent of Feehan live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. Feehan is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring forename at a global level, borne by 23 people.
The last name Feehan is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,524 people, or 1 in 143,605. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent live, Illinois, where 11 percent live and New Jersey, where 10 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 16 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.
Feehan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Feehan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Feehan surname rose 628 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 149 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it rose 1,171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 833 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Feehan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Feehan last name are 10.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.76% being registered with the political party.
The amount Feehan earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.43% more than the national average, earning $52,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.88% more than the national average, earning $55,090 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feehean | 92 | 0 | / |
| Fetean | 83 | 110 | / |
| Veehan | 83 | 2 | / |
| Feuhan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Feeeane | 77 | 9 | / |
| Fehajan | 77 | 4 | / |
| Feteyan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Faeejan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Feetean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Fethean | 77 | 0 | / |
| Feaun | 73 | 2 | / |
| Fiean | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fjean | 73 | 0 | / |
| Fehoun | 67 | 79 | / |
| Fijean | 67 | 46 | / |
| Vehaun | 67 | 30 | / |
| Feschiyan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Feuyan | 67 | 14 | / |
| Feayen | 67 | 7 | / |
| Fitean | 67 | 5 | / |
| Fieyan | 67 | 3 | / |
| Feuyen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feaeon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feajan | 67 | 2 | / |
| Feoyen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faeian | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fohain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fijeen | 67 | 1 | / |
| Feayon | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fahean | 67 | 0 | / |
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