Bohan
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Buadhacháin (“descendant of Buadhachán”), a personal name from the diminutive form of buadhach (“victorious”).
Proper noun
Bohan (plural Bohans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Bohan is the 13057th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2351 individuals. Bohan is most common among White (92.6%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Bohan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 184.