O'Heaney Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
O'Heaney Surname Definition:
Ó hÉanna An Oriel sept whose name is often erroneously anglicized as Bird. Also a Connemara sept usually spelt Heanie. MIF 140; Map Arm
O'Heaney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:36,245,893 | 832,629 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
O'Heaney Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Ó hÉanna An Oriel sept whose name is often erroneously anglicized as Bird. Also a Connemara sept usually spelt Heanie. MIF 140; Map Arm
(Celtic) the Irish O'h-Aonaigh = Descendant of Aonach, i.e. the Prince [v. O'-, and + the intervocalic insertion h + the genit. of aonach, a prince]
O'Heaney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Heaney Come From? nationality or country of origin
O'Heaney occurs most in The United States. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Heaney? popularity and diffusion
The last name O'Heaney is the 5,587,209th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name O'Heaney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of O'Heaney live; 83 percent live in North America and 83 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States O'Heaney is most numerous in: New York, where 80 percent live and California, where 20 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live.
O'Heaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of O'Heaney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the O'Heaney last name expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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