O'Hearn (surname)

O'Hearn (surname)
O'Hearn
Family name
Region of origin England, Ireland
Language(s) of origin English
Related names Hearn

O'Hearn is an English/Irish surname. As an English surname, it can derive firstly from an early medieval nickname for someone thought to resemble the Heron bird.[1]

Notable people

The following people share this name:

  • Ed O'Hearn (1898–unknown), American professional football player
  • George E. O'Hearn, American college football coach
  • John O'Hearn (1893–1977), American professional football player
  • Melinda O'Hearn (alias Midajah; born 1973), American actress, singer and fitness model
  • Michael O'Hearn (born 1969), American bodybuilder
  • Patrick O'Hearn (born 1954), American multi-instrumentalist musician, composer and recording artist
  • Peter O'Hearn (born 1963), British-Canadian computer scientist
  • Taylor W. O'Hearn (1907–1997), American politician from Louisiana
  • Walter O'Hearn (1890–1950), Australian politician
  • Walter D. O'Hearn (1910–1970?), prominent Canadian journalist in the mid-20th century
  • Zooko Wilcox-O'Hearn (born Bryce Wilcox-O'Hearn), American computer hacker and cypherpunk

References

  1. ^ O'Hearn surname

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