McCann

English

Alternative forms

• MacCann, McCanna, McGann, McHan

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cana (“son of Cana”), a nickname from cana (“wolf cub”).

Proper noun

McCann (plural McCanns)

1. A surname from Irish.

Derived terms

• McCannite

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McCann is the 983^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35408 individuals. McCann is most common among White (89.67%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCann”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.