Irish playwright remembered for his satirical comedies of manners (1751-1816)
"Sheridan's witty plays continue to charm audiences with their sharp satire of social conventions."
A Irish surname, from Irish; the Anglicised form of Irish Ó Sirideáin.
"When the Sheridan family moved to America, they kept their Irish surname without adding a hyphen like O'Sheridan."
The surname Sheridan comes from the Irish Ó Sirideáin. It entered English usage as an Anglicized form of this original Irish name.