Behan

== English == === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Beacháin (“descendant of Beachán”), a personal name derived from a hypocoristic form of beach (“bee”). === Proper noun === Behan (plural Behans) A surname from Irish. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Behan is the 11092nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2862 individuals. Behan is most common among White (90.95%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Behan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127. == Slovak == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈbeɦan] === Proper noun === Behan m pers (female equivalent Behanová) a male surname ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Behan”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026