| ![Show Contents]() Beahan History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
- Origins Available:
 Ireland The Irish name Beahan comes from the Gaelic name Ó Beachain, possibly derived from the word "beach," which means "bee." It was also an Anglicized version of the Gaelic personal name Beathán, from "beatha," meaning "life." 1 Early Origins of the Beahan familyThe surname Beahan was first found in County Kerry (Irish:Ciarraí) part of the former County Desmond (14th-17th centuries), located in Southwestern Ireland, in Munster province, where they held a family seat from ancient times. Early History of the Beahan familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Beahan research. Another 52 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Beahan History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Beahan Spelling VariationsThe recording of names in Ireland in the Middle Ages was an inconsistent endeavor at best. The many regional dialects and the predominate illiteracy would have made common surnames appear unrelated to the scribes of the period. Research into the name Beahan revealed spelling variations, including Behan, Beehan, Beaghan, O'Behan, Beehan, Beagan, O'Beaghan, O'Behen, Behen and many more. Early Notables of the Beahan familyMore information is included under the topic Early Beahan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
 Beahan migration to the United States | + |
Irish families began to immigrate to British North America and the United States in the 18th century, but the greatest influx of Irish immigrants came during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. The earlier settlers came to North America after a great deal of consideration and by paying relatively high fees for their passage. These settlers were primarily drawn by the promise of land. Those later settlers that came during the 1840's were trying to escape the conditions of poverty, starvation, disease, and death that had stricken Ireland. Due to the enormity of their numbers and the late date of their arrival, these immigrants primarily became hired laborers instead of homesteading settlers like their predecessors. An exhaustive search of immigration and passenger lists has revealed many Irish immigrants North America bearing the name Beahan:
Beahan Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Beahan, who landed in New York, NY in 1817 2
- Matthew Beahan, who arrived in New York in 1825 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Beahan (post 1700) | + |
- Richard Beahan, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1866-67
- Allie Beahan (b. 1991), American soccer forward
- Kevin Beahan (1933-2022), Irish Gaelic footballer from Ardee, County Louth
- Michael Eamon Beahan AM (1937-2022), British-born, Australian politician who served as the 19th President of the Australian Senate (1994-1996), a Senator representing Western Australia in the Australian Senate from 1987 to 1996
- Kate Beahan (b. 1974), Australian film actress, daughter of Michael Beahan
- Daniel Beahan (b. 1984), Australian super heavyweight amateur boxer at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Beahan migration to the United States 
