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
The surname O'Heaney is most common in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of O'Heaney click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Heaney? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,587,209th most widespread surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of O'Heaney are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States O'Heaney is most common in: New York, where 80 percent live and California, where 20 percent live. Besides The United States O'Heaney occurs in one country. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent live.
O'Heaney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of O'Heaney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the O'Heaney surname increased 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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