as a Last Name
- 8,347
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Shanahan
Meaning & Origins
Irish (Munster): reduced Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Seanacháin‘descendant of Seanachán’, a diminutive of Seanach, a personal name from sean ‘ancient’, ‘old’.
| 3,680th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 8,347
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- Nebraska
- has the most people named Shanahan per capita
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