Where Does The Last Name Sheehan Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Sheehan (Arabic: شيهان) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheehan? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 8,794^th most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 113,004 people. Sheehan is primarily found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Sheehan live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Sheehan is also the 394,192^nd most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 467 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 37,500 people, or 1 in 9,666. In The United States it is most numerous in: Massachusetts, where 13 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Besides The United States Sheehan exists in 92 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 14 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Sheehan Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Sheehan has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 610 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 132 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,058 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 356 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 4,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheehan Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Sheehan last name are 0.34% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sheehan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.68% more than the national average, earning 473,038 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 129.21% more than the national average, earning R 544,680 per year; in United States they earn 17.21% more than the national average, earning $50,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.37% more than the national average, earning $51,855 CAD per year.