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shahan Name Meaning and History

  1. Irish: variant of Sheehan.
  2. Muslim: from the Persian word shahan ‘kings’, the plural of Shah. Shahan Shah ‘King of Kings’ was a title used by royalty in Iran before the revolution of 1979. Shahan is a widespread name in Iran and the Indian subcontinent.

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Distribution of shahan Families in the US in 1920
Number of shahan families
 33-64
 12-32
 1-11
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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