How common is the last name Sheehan?

25,895 people in the United States have the last name Sheehan, about 1 in 11,543. It ranks #1,331 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SHEEHAN

#1,331

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
25,895
About
1 in 11,543
This common or more
43%
Who bears it

Of the 25,895 people with the last name Sheehan, 92.4% reported their origin as White, 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino and 2.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Sheehan

#1,329 Head · 26,001#1,330 Dempsey · 25,900#1,332 Quezada · 25,879#1,333 Harden · 25,878

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Sheehan, most common first.

#10,158 Shahan · 3,024#11,178 Sheahan · 2,707#15,885 Sheen · 1,765#16,901 Shehan · 1,645#29,014 Shean · 871#38,660 Shawhan · 616#47,529 Shehane · 481#60,433 Sheena · 360

Also a first name

As a first name, Sheehan ranks #39,013 of 53,615, with 195 people. See Sheehan as a first name

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