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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Irish : variant of Sheehan.
  • Muslim : from the Persian word shāhān ‘kings’, the plural of Shah. Shāhān Shāh ‘King of Kings’ was a title used by royalty in Iran before the revolution of 1979. Shahan is a widespread name in Iran and the Indian subcontinent.

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