Heffernan
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The name Heffernan is derived from the Irish Gaelic
name O Heifearnain, which comes from the given name Ifearnan meaning "demon". Heffernan gives rise to alternatives such as Heffernon and Hefferan.
People with the surname Heffernan include:
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
name O Heifearnain, which comes from the given name Ifearnan meaning "demon". Heffernan gives rise to alternatives such as Heffernon and Hefferan.
People with the surname Heffernan include:
- Angie HeffernanAngie HeffernanAngenette Heffernan is a Fijian human rights and democracy activist and Executive Director of the Pacific Centre for Public Integrity . Prior to PCPI she was a prominent regional environmental political campaigner for Greenpeace Australia for eight years...
, Fijian activist - Bill HeffernanBill HeffernanWilliam Daniel Heffernan, more commonly known as Bill Heffernan, , Australian politician, has been a Liberal Party member of the Senate, representing the state of New South Wales, since September 1996.-Early life:...
, Australian Senator - Bob HeffernanBob HeffernanRobert 'Bob' Heffernan , was a rugby league footballer in Australias major competition - the New South Wales Rugby League.Heffernan who played for Eastern Suburbs side, played in 79 matches for that club in the years 1957-64. A Second rower, Bob was a members of the Easts side that went down to St...
, Australian footballer - Carrie HeffernanCarrie HeffernanCarrie Spooner Heffernan is a fictional character on the American sitcom The King of Queens. She appears in all of the show's nine Seasons and is one of the show's three central characters.-Character Profile:...
, fictional character in The King of QueensThe King of QueensThe King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures... - Chris HeffernanChris HeffernanChris Joel Heffernan is a former Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League .Known affectionately as "The Heff", Chris began his career in 1997 with the Essendon Football Club...
, Australian footballer - Christian HeffernanChristian HeffernanChristian Heffernan is a former professional Canadian football wide receiver who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Heffernan played CIS football for the Western Ontario Mustangs. Heffernan now teaches in his hometown of London...
, Canadian footballer - Christy HeffernanChristy HeffernanChristy Heffernan is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glenmore and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1980s and 1990s. Heffernan is regarded as one of Kilkenny's greatest-ever players.-Club:...
, Irish sportsman - Dean HeffernanDean HeffernanDean James Heffernan is an Australian professional football player who currently plays as a left back for Chinese Super League club Liaoning Whowin.-Club career:...
, Australian soccer player - Doug HeffernanDoug HeffernanDouglas Steven "Doug" Heffernan is a fictional character in the American situation comedy The King of Queens. The character has also appeared in Everybody Loves Raymond, Becker, and Cosby....
, fictional character in The King of QueensThe King of QueensThe King of Queens is an American sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007.This show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television ,and CBS Television Studios in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures... - Frank HeffernanFrank HeffernanFrank Heffernan was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman and coach.From Peterborough, Ontario, Heffernan played junior hockey in his home town and then played at the senior level in Toronto with the Toronto Rugby and Athletic Association club and the Toronto Victorias...
(1892–1938), Canadian hockey player - Gavin HeffernanGavin HeffernanGavin Heffernan is a Canadian independent filmmaker, known primarily for his microbudget feature Expiration, his award-winning experimental films, and most recently, his involvement with the film of The Doors co-founder Ray Manzarek's book "The Poet in Exile", a tale of rock legend Jim Morrison...
, Canadian filmmaker - Gerald HeffernanGerald HeffernanGerald "Gerry" Heffernan was a professional ice hockey player who played for the Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League. Heffernan played 83 games for the Canadiens, recording 33 goals and 35 assists for a career total of 68 points. He won the Stanley Cup in 1944...
, Canadian ice hockey player - James Heffernan, Irish politician
- James J. HeffernanJames J. HeffernanJames J. Heffernan was born in Brooklyn, New York, November 8, 1888, died January 27, 1967. He was a U.S. Representative from New York, 1941-53. He was a Democrat.-Source:...
(1888–1967), U.S. Representative from New York - John HeffernanJohn HeffernanJohn Heffernan is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Nenagh Éire Óg in Tipperary, and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the late 80's. Heffernan won an All-Ireland winners' medal in 1989 and three Munster winners' medals in 1987, 1988, and...
, Screenwriter of Snakes on a PlaneSnakes on a PlaneSnakes on a Plane is a 2006 American horror-action-thriller film directed by David R. Ellis and starring Samuel L. Jackson. It was released by New Line Cinema on August 18, 2006 in North America... - Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer)Kevin Heffernan (Gaelic footballer)-See also :* List of people on stamps of Ireland*Dublin GAA*Dublin GAA Honours*Dublin Senior Club Football Championship...
- Kevin Heffernan (comedian)Kevin Heffernan (comedian)Kevin Heffernan is an American actor, writer, producer, and director, and member of the Broken Lizard comedy group.Heffernan was born West Haven, Connecticut...
- Michael Heffernan (politician) (1885–1970), Irish politician
- Nathan HeffernanNathan HeffernanNathan Stewart Heffernan was an American judge who served as a justice on the Wisconsin Supreme Court from 1964 to 1995, and as Chief Justice of that court from 1983 to 1995.-Biography:...
(1920–2007), American judge - Paul HeffernanPaul HeffernanPaul Heffernan is an Irish professional footballer, currently playing for Scottish side Kilmarnock after being released by Sheffield Wednesday...
, Irish footballer - Robert HeffernanRobert HeffernanRobert Heffernan is an Irish race walker. Having been seen as one of Ireland's best hopes of an athletics medal at the 2008 Olympic Games, he came eighth in the 20km Walk. His wife Marian Andrews is also national women's 400 metres champion and was on the Irish women's team that finished 4th in...
, Irish walker - Roy HeffernanRoy HeffernanLaurence Roy Heffernan was an Australian professional wrestler. Roy Heffernan toured all over the world, but is most famous for being one half of the original version of the tag team the Fabulous Kangaroos...
(1926–1993), Australian wrestler - Suzie HeffernanSuzie HeffernanSuzie K. Heffernan is a beauty queen from Corcoran, Minnesota who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Heffernan won the Miss South Dakota USA 2007 title in a state pageant held in Watertown, South Dakota on November 12, 2006...
, Miss USA contestant - Virginia HeffernanVirginia HeffernanVirginia Heffernan is an American journalist. In March, 2011, she began to write regularly about digital and pop culture for the Opinion pages of The New York Times. She is also known as a television critic for The New York Times, and as "The Medium" columnist at The New York Times Magazine. In...
, American journalist and New York Times columnist - William HeffernanWilliam HeffernanWilliam Heffernan is an American novelist born in New Haven, Connecticut. Before becoming a novelist, Heffernan was an investigative reporter for the New York Daily News.http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=atpHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CowDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6180,3971449&dq=william-heffernan+daily-news&hl=en For...
, American author
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- Heffernan at behindthename.com