Shanahan

Shanahan is a surname of Irish origin.

According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the O'Shanahans were one of the chiefly families of the Dal gCais or Dalcassians who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

  • Bill Shanahan (born 1938), American former football coach
  • Brenda Shanahan (businesswoman), Irish businesswoman
  • Brenda Shanahan (politician) (born 1958), Canadian politician
  • Brendan Shanahan (born 1969), Canadian ice hockey executive and former player
  • Brendan Shanahan (author) (born 1979), Australian author
  • Carol Shanahan (born 1957), English businesswoman
  • Charif Shanahan, American poet and translator
  • Christopher Shanahan (born 1960), Australian barrister
  • Dan Shanahan (born 1977), Irish former hurler
  • Danny Shanahan (1956–2021), American cartoonist
  • David Shanahan (disambiguation), various people
  • Dennis Shanahan, Australian journalist and editor
  • Doug Shanahan (born 1979), American lacrosse coach and player
  • Eileen Shanahan (1901–1979), Irish poet
  • Eileen Shanahan (journalist) (1924–2001), American journalist
  • Elizabeth Shanahan, American political scientist
  • Elwill M. Shanahan (1912–1983), American politician
  • Fergus Shanahan (born 1955), British journalist
  • Foss Shanahan (1910–1964), New Zealand diplomat and public servant
  • Frank E. Shanahan Jr. (1923–2007), American politician
  • Greg Shanahan (born 1947), American baseball player
  • Holly Shanahan (born 1981), New Zealand actress
  • Jack Shanahan (born 1999), Irish drift driver
  • James Shanahan (1920–1997), United States Army Brigadier General
  • James Shanahan, birth name of Jamey Jasta (born 1977), American musician
  • Jamie Shanahan (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
  • Jamie Shanahan (hurler) (born 1994), Irish hurler
  • Jennie Shanahan (1897–1936), member of the Irish Citizen Army
  • Jeremiah F. Shanahan (1834–1886), American Roman Catholic prelate
  • Jesse Shanahan (born 1991), American disability activist and astrophysicist
  • Jim Shanahan (1901–1985), Australian rules footballer
  • Joe Shanahan, American businessman and music industry executive
  • John Shanahan (disambiguation), various people
  • Joseph (Ignatius) Shanahan (1871–1943), Irish priest, missionary and bishop in Nigeria
  • Katie Shanahan (born 2004), British swimmer
  • Kid Shanahan (Joseph A. Shanahan, active 1873–1883), river pirate and member of the Patsy Conroy Gang
  • Kyle Shanahan (born 1979), American football coach
  • Louise Shanahan (born 1997), Irish athlete
  • Mark Shanahan, Irish conductor
  • Martin Shanahan (born 1973), Irish businessman and public servant
  • Martina Shanahan (1965–2021), Irish member of the Winchester Three
  • Matt Shanahan (born 1976), Australian basketball coach and former player
  • Matt Shanahan (politician) (born 1964), Irish independent politician
  • Maurice Shanahan (born 1990), Irish hurler, brother of Dan Shanahan
  • Megan Shanahan (born 1985), Australian rugby union player
  • Melanie Shanahan (1964–2003), Australian folk singer and songwriter
  • Mike Shanahan (disambiguation), various people
  • Murray Shanahan, professor of cognitive robotics at Imperial College London
  • Neil Shanahan (1979–1999), Irish racing driver
  • Nicole Shanahan (born 1980s), American attorney and reported vice presidential candidate
  • Patrick Shanahan (disambiguation), various people
  • Paul Shanahan (1948–2011), Australian rules footballer
  • Paul Shanahan (hurler), Irish hurler
  • Peter Shanahan (born 1946), Australian rules footballer
  • Phiala E. Shanahan, Australian theoretical physicist
  • Philip Shanahan (1874–1931), Irish Sinn Féin politician
  • Phil Shanahan (1928–2012), Irish hurler
  • Rebecca Shanahan, Australian artist and photographer
  • Rob Shanahan (born 1966), American photographer and rock drummer
  • Sean Shanahan (1951–2022), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Steve Shanahan (born 1970), Canadian politician
  • Terry Shanahan (born 1951), English former footballer
  • Thomas Michael Shanahan (1934–2011), American judge
  • Timothy Shanahan (disambiguation), various people
  • Tom Shanahan (1925–2014), American broadcaster
  • William Shanahan (1897–1954), Irish athlete

See also

References

  1. ^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 61–69. ISBN 0899503624.
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