O'Meeghan Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
O'Meeghan Surname Definition:
Woulfe suggests that Meegan (Ó Miadhagáin) is a variant form of Meehan (Ó Miadhacháin) which was dealt with in Irish Families (pp. 224,225)* Although at first sight this would seem improbable, since Meegan is now found almost exclusively in Co.
Read More About This SurnameO'Meeghan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
O'Meeghan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Woulfe suggests that Meegan (Ó Miadhagáin) is a variant form of Meehan (Ó Miadhacháin) which was dealt with in Irish Families (pp. 224,225)* Although at first sight this would seem improbable, since Meegan is now found almost exclusively in Co. Monaghan and the Oriel country whereas Meehan belongs (apart from Dublin) rather to Munster, Connacht and Donegal. Nevertheless I think Woulfe is right: not only because we have the evidence of local registrars that Meehan and Meegan have been used synonymously in Co. Monaghan, but earlier records corroborate their identity: for example in the Tipperary hearth money rolls of l665-7 there are 8 families of Meehan and as many as 29 of Meegan; similarly the 1659 “census” places several anglicized variants of Ó Miadhachain in Co. Clare and Co. Tipperary and also four families of O'Meehan in Co. Fermanagh, while in the Monaghan hearth money rolls (1663-5) there are a number of entries for O'Meeghan, O'Mighan as well as O'Migan.
*It was there stated that two O'Meehans were bishops of Achonry, the authority for which was Analecta Hibemica vi, 287,297; but the recently published British Handbook of Chronology corrects this, the name of the first being O'Maicin not O'Miachain.
O'Meeghan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name O'Meeghan Come From? nationality or country of origin
O'Meeghan occurs more in New Zealand more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name O'Meeghan? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 7,117,718th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It is mostly found in Oceania, where 100 percent of O'Meeghan reside; 100 percent reside in Australasia and 100 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.
O'Meeghan is most prevalent in New Zealand, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 646,903. In New Zealand it is mostly concentrated in: Wellington Region, where 71 percent live, Canterbury Region, where 14 percent live and Waikato Region, where 14 percent live. Barring New Zealand this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Kuwait, where 57 percent live.
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