The shea Surname
shea Name Meaning and History
Irish: reduced form of O’Shea, Anglicized form of Gaelic
Ó Séaghdha ‘descendant of Séaghdha’, a byname
meaning ‘fine’ or ‘fortunate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 604 - Messages: 1330
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Shea of Tipperary | Kevin Shea | 5 |
| John Shea - Dingle Penninsula, County Kerry |
 Sara_Noonan
| 0 |
| Michael and Elizabeth Shea of Newfoundland |
G Fraser
| 0 |
| Sheas in Cambridge, MA |
chappymom
| 17 |
| Shea/Collins; Ireland | pam | 4 |
| Michael Shea Family Roots | cathy anger | 7 |
| Canadian Sheas | Maggie Shea-Swanson | 7 |
| John Shea |
KerryBowler071
| 0 |
| Joseph A. Shea family from Nebraska? |
| 1 |
| SHEA, William H 1862-1932 |
Dwhite159
| 0 |
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