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Sheehan Name Meaning

Irish: reduced form of O’Sheehan, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Síodhacháin ‘descendant of Síodhachán’, a personal name representing a diminutive of síodhach ‘peaceful’, the same word as sítheach. Compare Sheehy.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press


Similar surnames: Sheeran, Sheehy, Skehan, Meehan, Heelan, Heenan, Feehan, Deehan

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Sheehan Family Origin

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Sheehan Family Occupations

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  • Laborer

    24%

  • Farmer

    11%

  • Keeping House

    9%

  • Carpenter

    2%

In 1880, a less common occupation for the Sheehan family was Carpenter. Laborer, Farmer and Keeping House were the top 3 reported jobs worked by Sheehan. The most common Sheehan occupation in the USA was Laborer. 24% of Sheehan's were Laborers.

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Sheehan Historical Records

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Sheehan Life Expectancy

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