The name Heffernan is derived from the Irish name ''Ó hIfearnáin'', which comes from the given name ''Ifearnan'' meaning "demon". Heffernan gives rise to alternatives such as Heffernon and Hefferan. The name sometimes contains the O' prefix.

List of people surnamed Heffernan

Angie Heffernan Angenette (Angie) Heffernan is a Fijian human rights and democracy activist and executive director of the Pacific Centre for Public Integrity (PCPI). Prior to PCPI she was a prominent regional environmental political campaigner for Greenpeace Austr ...

, Fijian activist *

Bill Heffernan William Daniel Heffernan (born 3 March 1943), is an Australian former politician who was a Liberal Party member of the Senate representing the state of New South Wales from September 1996 to May 2016. Early life and background Heffernan was bo ...

(born 1943), Australian senator * Bob Heffernan, Australian footballer *

Chris Heffernan Chris Joel Heffernan (born 29 January 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL). AFL career Known affectionately as "Heff", Chris began his career in 1997 with the Essendon Football Club. ...

, Australian footballer * Christian Heffernan, Canadian football player *

Christy Heffernan Christy Heffernan (born 26 December 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team. Born in Glenmore, County Kilkenny, Heffernan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when ...

, Irish sportsman *

Daniel Heffernan Daniel Heffernan (born 25 May 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a striker. He has previously played in England, Australia and Indonesia. In 2019, Heffernan returned to England and signed with Whalley Range FC Career Born in Manchester ...

, English footballer *

Dean Heffernan Dean James Heffernan (born 19 May 1980) is a former professional football (soccer) player. Club career With the Central Coast Mariners he scored 8 goals from left back in 24 games and was subsequently named in FourFourTwo's A-League dream team. ...

, Australian soccer player *

Frank Heffernan James Francis Heffernan (January 12, 1892 – December 21, 1938) was a Canadian hockey defenceman and coach. He played several years of senior hockey for amateur clubs before spending part of the 1919–20 season with the Toronto St. Patricks of ...

(1892–1938), Canadian hockey player *

Gavin Heffernan Gavin Heffernan (born April 2, 1980) is a Canadian filmmaker/screenwriter/photographer. He co-wrote the psychological horror feature '' The Taking of Deborah Logan'' (2014) and Paramount's '' Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension'' (2015) w ...

, Canadian filmmaker * Gerald Heffernan, Canadian ice hockey player * James Heffernan (Irish politician), Irish politician *

James J. Heffernan James Joseph Heffernan (November 8, 1888 – January 27, 1967) was an American architect and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from New York from 1941 to 1953. Biography James Joseph Heffernan was born in Brooklyn, ...

(1888–1967), U.S. Representative from New York * John Heffernan (disambiguation), several people * Josephine Heffernan (1876 - 1962), Irish-American nurse *

Kate Heffernan Kate Alexandra Heffernan (born 7 October 1999) is a List of New Zealand international netball players, New Zealand netball international and former cricketer. She represented the New Zealand national netball team at the Netball at the 2022 Comm ...

(born 1999), New Zealand cricketer *

Kevin Heffernan (disambiguation) Kevin Heffernan may refer to: * Kevin Heffernan (actor) (born 1968), American actor, writer, producer and director * Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer) (1929–2013), Irish Gaelic footballer and manager {{hndis, name=Heffernan, Kevin ...

, several people *

Killian Heffernan Killian Heffernan (born 10 July 2002) is an Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He reached the final of the 2018 BDO World Youth Darts Championship. Career In 2018 he reached the final BDO ...

(born 2002), Irish darts player * Margaret Heffernan, international businesswoman and writer *

Michael Heffernan (disambiguation) Michael Heffernan may refer to: * Michael Heffernan (politician) (1885–1970), Irish politician * Michael Heffernan (hurler) (born 1989), Irish hurler * Michael Heffernan (academic) Michael John Heffernan is a Historical geography, historical g ...

, several people *

Nathan Heffernan Nathan Stewart Heffernan (August 6, 1920 – April 13, 2007) was an American lawyer and judge. He was the 23rd Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1983 to 1995. Earlier in his career he served as United States Attorney for the du ...

(1920–2007), American judge *

Neil Heffernan Neil T. Heffernan (born June 1970 in Worcester, Massachusetts) is a professor of computer science at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is known for his role in the development of the ASSISTments online learning tool and app, which assists st ...

(1970–present), American professor of computer science * Paul Heffernan, Irish footballer *

Ray Heffernan (disambiguation) Ray Heffernan may refer to: * Ray Heffernan (cricketer) (1935–2014), Australian cricketer * Ray Heffernan (hurler), Irish hurler * Ray Heffernan (songwriter), Irish songwriter {{hndis, Heffernan, Ray ...

, several people *

Robert Heffernan Robert Heffernan (born 28 February 1978) is an Irish race walker. Career At the 2000 Olympics he finished in 28th place, and at the 2004 Olympics he was disqualified, both in the 20 km race walking discipline. At the 2008 Olympic Games he ...

, Irish walker * Roy Heffernan (1926–1993), Australian wrestler *

Seamie Heffernan James Anthony "Seamie" Heffernan (born 17 July 1972) is an Irish flat racing jockey who rides mainly for horse racing trainer Aidan O'Brien. From a family with no racing connections Heffernan was introduced to the sport when he took a summer ho ...

, Irish jockey * Virginia Heffernan, American journalist *

William Heffernan William Heffernan (born August 22, 1940) is an American novelist born in New Haven, Connecticut. Before becoming a novelist, Heffernan was an investigative reporter for the '' New York Daily News''. Heffernan left journalism in 1978 after receiv ...

, American author * William J. Heffernan (1872–1955), New York politician

Fictional characters

* Carrie Heffernan, fictional character in '' The King of Queens'' *

Doug Heffernan Douglas Steven "Doug" Heffernan is a fictional character and the protagonist in the American sitcom ''The King of Queens''. The character has also appeared in ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', ''Becker'', and '' Cosby''. The character is portrayed b ...

, fictional character in '' The King of Queens''

Other uses

Heffernan v. City of Paterson ''Heffernan v. City of Paterson'', 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a United States Supreme Court case in 2016 concerning the First Amendment rights of public employees. By a 6–2 margin, the Court held that a public employee's constitutional rights mig ...

, a legal case

Sources

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