McGannon

English

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mag Fhionnáin (“son of Fhionnán”), a personal name from a diminutive of fionn (“white, fair”). Compare McLennan.

Proper noun

McGannon (plural McGannons)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGannon is the 36970^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 604 individuals. McGannon is most common among White (96.03%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGannon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 552.