Surname

Mcgeehan

“son of Gaoithín”

McGeehan is a surname from Irish.

Meaning & origin

What it means

McGeehan goes back to Irish Mac Gaoithín, meaning “son of Gaoithín.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

McGeehan comes from Irish.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

From Irish Mac Gaoithín (“son of Gaoithín”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

McgeehanIrish

The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Across languages 1

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

Similar names

If you love Mcgeehan, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Irish

Mcgahan

“son of Eachán”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mcgettigan

“son of Eiteagán”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

McGowan

“the son of a blacksmith”

No U.S. birth series

60% boys · 40% girls

Gaelic

Mcguigan

“son of the viking”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mcgann

“son of Cana”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Meehan

“descendant of Miadachán”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Irish

Mcferran

“son of Fearán”

No U.S. birth series

—

Irish

Mcgehee

“son of Eochaidh”

No U.S. birth series

—

Sibling ideas

Names that share Mcgeehan’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

A brother for Mcgeehan

A sister for Mcgeehan