Background: This is considered an English surname but found throughout the British Isles. It was used as the anglicized form of the Gaelic Irish surname - O'seasnain. Sexton (English) secristan (Old English) is a church official in charge of vestments and religious vessels.
Variations: Sexton, O'Seasnain, Seasnain, Shasnan, O'Shasnan
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Discussion of this family is welcomed.
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