Coat of Arms: Silver with a red chevron with a black border and eight bezants.
Crest: A bezant between two wings.
Origin: Irish
Spelling variations include: Behan, Beehan, Beaghan, O'Behan, Beehan, Beagan, O'Beaghan and many more.
First found in in county Kerry, where they had been seated from ancient times.
Some of the first settlers of this name or some of its variants were: James Behan who arrived in New York City in 1822; Henry Behan settled in Philadelphia Pa. in 1854; Michael Beehan settled in Philadelphia in 1868; Patrick Beagan settled in Philadelphia in 1846; and others.
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