McKiernan

English

Alternative forms

• McKernan, McTernan, McTiernan

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Thighearnáin (“son of Thighearnán”), a diminutive of tighearna (“lord, master”).

Proper noun

McKiernan (plural McKiernans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McKiernan is the 14279^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2097 individuals. McKiernan is most common among White (94.42%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McKiernan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 557.

Anagrams

• nicknamer