Hennegan

Hennegan Meaning & Origin

About Hennegan
The surname Hennegan is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó hEanáin," meaning "descendant of Eanán." The name Eanán is a diminutive form of the Irish name Ean, which means "bird." Therefore, the surname Hennegan is believed to have originally referred to someone who was associated with birds or had bird-like qualities.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Hennegan is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hennegan: 236
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,419
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hennegan based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Hennegan is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNKN
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H050205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH EH1 N IH0 G AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/hennegan*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hennegan in Braille

Here's how to represent Hennegan in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Hennegan in braille

How to sign the name Hennegan using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Hennegan using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Hennegan in sign language

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