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O'Hennesy Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish O’h-Aenghusa = Descendant of Aengus: v. Angus [v.O’-, and + the intervocalic insertion h + the aspirated genit. of Aengus]
O'Hennesy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish O’h-Aenghusa = Descendant of Aengus: v. Angus [v.O’-, and + the intervocalic insertion h + the aspirated genit. of Aengus]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
O'HENNESY: The O'Hennesys were chiefs of Clau-Colgan in King's County, and of the territory now called the barony of Moygoish, co. Westmeath.
— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Hennessy | 95 | 10 | / |
| Haennesy | 82 | 0 | / |
| Oennes | 80 | 12 | / |
| Ennesy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Yohnnes | 75 | 13 | / |
| O'Hynes | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ennessy | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ouennes | 75 | 3 | / |
| O'Hines | 75 | 2 | / |
| O'Ennis | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ohenese | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ennes | 71 | 2,106 | / |
| Onnes | 71 | 249 | / |
| Oenes | 71 | 70 | / |
| Ohnes | 71 | 57 | / |
| Onesy | 71 | 48 | / |
| Yoahnnes | 71 | 5 | / |
| Oheneasa | 71 | 4 | / |
| O'Neissy | 71 | 4 | / |
| Onnsy | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ohnneiss | 71 | 2 | / |
| Ehnnessy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Enesy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ennessey | 71 | 1 | / |
| O'Haynes | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ochenesi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ohnns | 71 | 0 | / |
| Whinnesy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Heunessy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Yonesy | 67 | 235 | / |
| Enness | 67 | 160 | / |
| Ouenes | 67 | 129 | / |
| Enessy | 67 | 46 | / |
| Yennes | 67 | 38 | / |
| Yonnes | 67 | 33 | / |
| Ohneis | 67 | 26 | / |
| Oyenes | 67 | 25 | / |
| Enesey | 67 | 25 | / |
| Enneis | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ennies | 67 | 14 | / |
| Enneus | 67 | 11 | / |
| Yowhannes | 67 | 10 | / |
| Onessy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ounnes | 67 | 7 | / |
| Owenes | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ounesy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Owenns | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eannes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ennesa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Annesy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Enneas | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ennesi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heunneuse | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yennsy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennese | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennosy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oneisy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Whenes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onnesi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ionnes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennsyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ouennessa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yohnes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ohwens | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ennaes | 67 | 1 | / |
| O'Ness | 67 | 1 | / |
| Onnesa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eoenns | 67 | 0 | / |
| Yoenes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Oeness | 67 | 0 | / |
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