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.
Notable people with the surname include:
- Bill Shanahan, American former football coach
- Brenda Shanahan , Canadian politician
- Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey executive and former player
- Carol Shanahan, English businesswoman
- Charif Shanahan, American poet and translator
- Christopher Shanahan, Australian barrister
- Dan Shanahan, Irish former hurler
- Danny Shanahan, American cartoonist
- David Shanahan, various people
- Dennis Shanahan, Australian journalist and editor
- Doug Shanahan, American lacrosse coach and player
- Eileen Shanahan, Irish poet
- Eileen Shanahan , American journalist
- Elizabeth Shanahan, American political scientist
- Elwill M. Shanahan, American politician
- Fergus Shanahan, British journalist
- Foss Shanahan, New Zealand diplomat and public servant
- Frank E. Shanahan Jr., American politician
- Greg Shanahan, American baseball player
- Greg Shanahan, Irish American politician and historian
- Holly Shanahan, New Zealand actress
- Jack Shanahan, Irish drift driver
- James Shanahan, United States Army Brigadier General
- James Shanahan, birth name of Jamey Jasta, American musician
- Jamie Shanahan, Australian rules footballer
- Jamie Shanahan , Irish hurler
- Jennie Shanahan, member of the Irish Citizen Army
- Jeremiah F. Shanahan, American Roman Catholic prelate
- Jesse Shanahan, American disability activist and astrophysicist
- Jim Shanahan, Australian rules footballer
- Joe Shanahan, American businessman and music industry executive
- John Shanahan, various people
- Joseph Shanahan, Irish priest, missionary and bishop in Nigeria
- Katie Shanahan, British swimmer
- Kid Shanahan, river pirate and member of the Patsy Conroy Gang
- Kyle Shanahan, American football coach
- Louise Shanahan, Irish athlete
- Mark Shanahan, Irish conductor
- Martin Shanahan, Irish businessman and public servant
- Martina Shanahan, Irish member of the Winchester Three
- Matt Shanahan , Australian basketball coach and former player
- Matt Shanahan , Irish independent politician
- Maurice Shanahan, Irish hurler, brother of Dan Shanahan
- Megan Shanahan, Australian rugby union player
- Melanie Shanahan, Australian folk singer and songwriter
- Mike Shanahan, various people
- Murray Shanahan, professor of cognitive robotics at Imperial College London
- Neil Shanahan, Irish racing driver
- Nicole Shanahan, American attorney and reported vice presidential candidate
- Patrick Shanahan, various people
- Paul Shanahan, Australian rules footballer
- Paul Shanahan, Irish hurler
- Peter Shanahan, Australian rules footballer
- Phiala E. Shanahan, Australian theoretical physicist
- Philip Shanahan, Irish Sinn Féin politician
- Phil Shanahan, Irish hurler
- Rebecca Shanahan, Australian artist and photographer
- Rob Shanahan, American photographer and rock drummer
- Sean Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player
- Steve Shanahan, Canadian politician
- Terry Shanahan, English former footballer
- Thomas Michael Shanahan, American judge
- Timothy Shanahan, various people
- Tom Shanahan, American broadcaster
- William Shanahan, Irish athlete