Linehan
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Laidhghneáin (“descendant of Laidhghneán”), perhaps a personal name derived from a diminutive form of laidhghein (“snow-birth”), from ladhg (“snow”) + gein (“birth”).
Proper noun
Linehan (plural Linehans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Linehan is the 9050th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3610 individuals. Linehan is most common among White (95.1%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Linehan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 441.