Honan ( ga, Ó hEoghanáin), is an Irish surname, possibly originating in County Clare.http://www.county-clare-i.com/honan-surname.html

Notable people

Notable people with this surname include: *

Bob Honan Robert Emmett Honan (born 24 January 1944) is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s - a dual code rugby international. Background Honan was born in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Rugb ...

, Australian rugby player *

Cathy Honan Catherine Honan (born 16 September 1951) is a former Progressive Democrats politician from County Laois in Ireland. She was a Senator from 1993 to 1997. An accountant before entering politics, she stood unsuccessfully as a Progressive Democra ...

, Irish politician *

Colm Honan Colm Honan (born 1954) is an Irish former hurler who played as a midfielder for the Clare senior team. Honan joined the team during the 1974 championship and became a regular player until his retirement at the end of the 1984 championship. ...

, Irish hurler * Darach Honan, Irish hurler * Dermot Honan, Irish politician * Kevin Honan, American politician * Marty Honan, American baseball player *

Park Honan Leonard Hobart Park Honan (17 September 1928 – 27 September 2014) was an American academic and author who spent most of his career in the UK. He wrote widely on the lives of authors and poets and published important biographies of such writers as ...

, American academic * T. V. Honan, Irish politician *

Thomas M. Honan Thomas Michael Honan (August 8, 1867 - September 21, 1932) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the sixty-fifth Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives (from November 7, 1908, to November 9, 1910) and the twentieth Indian ...

, American politician *

Tras Honan Tras Honan (; born 4 January 1930) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician from Ennis in County Clare who served as a senator for 15 years. She was elected to the position of Cathaoirleach (Chair of Seanad Éireann) on two occasions, becomin ...

, Irish politician

References

{{surname Surnames of Irish origin