英和和英

語源

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Síthigh (“descendant of Sítheach”), a byname from sítheach (“peaceful”).

固有名詞

Sheehy (plural Sheehys)

1. A surname from Irish.
   • 1992 May 14, Bettyann Kevles, book review, Los Angeles Times:

     Until her courageous effort, Sheehy suggests, menopause was a word seldom uttered aloud, certainly not in mixed company. She attributes this silence to "menophobia," fear of menopause.

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sheehy is the 7005 most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4782 individuals. Sheehy is most common among White (93.62%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Sheehy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.