| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | Irish Gaelic |
| Meaning | "honourable" |
| Region of origin | Ireland |
Mehigan is an Irish surname. It comes from the Irish Gaelic name Ó Miadhacháin which derives from "Miadhach", which means "honourable". There are over a dozen variations on the surname, including Meighan, Meaghan, Mehegan, Megan, Meegan and Meehan.
Notable people with the surname Mehigan include:
- Denis Mehigan (1890–1959), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Gary Mehigan (1967), English-Australian chef and restaurateur
- Irving P. Mehigan (1898–1980), American state senator for Wisconsin
- Joshua Mehigan (1969), American poet.
- Mick Mehigan (1887–1955), Irish Gaelic footballer
- P.D. Mehigan (1884–1965), Irish sportsperson and journalist
Those with the Meighan variation include:
- Clement Woodward Meighan (1925–1997), archaeologist
- Hunter Meighan (1914–2008), New York politician
- John Meighan (1891–1978), Irish politician
- Patrick Meighan (born 1949), American saxophonist
- Ron Meighan (1963), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
- Thomas Meighan (1879–1936), American actor in silent films and early talkies
- Tom Meighan (1981), English musician, the lead vocalist of Kasabian
Those with the Meighen variation include:
- Arthur Meighen (1874–1960), Canadian lawyer and politician who became Prime Minister, after whom the following locations in Canada are named:
- Meighen Island, an uninhabited member of the Queen Elizabeth Islands
- Mount Arthur Meighen, a mountain in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains, British Columbia
- Isabel Meighen (1882–1985), the wife of Arthur Meighen
- Lillian Meighen Wright (1910–1993), Canadian philanthropist, and daughter of Arthur and Isabel Meighen
- Maxwell Meighen (1908–1992), Canadian financier, and son of Arthur and Isabel Meighen
- Michael Meighen (born 1939), Canadian lawyer, cultural patron and former senator, and son of Theodore Meighen
- Richard Meighen (died 1641), London publisher
- Theodore Meighen (1905–1979), Canadian lawyer and philanthropist and the son of Arthur and Isabel Meighen
See also
- Meehan, another variation of the surname
- McMeekin, a usually Scottish variation of the surname
- Megan, a Welsh given name that has variants Meaghan and Meighan
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