McMahon

English

Alternative forms

• MacMahon, McMahan, McMeans

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathúna, earlier spelling Mac Mathghamhna (literally “son of the bear”), from Old Irish macc (“son”) and mathgamain (“bear”).

Pronunciation

• (Ireland) IPA^(key): /məkˈmæhən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /məkˈmeɪən/, /məkˈmæn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /məkˈmɑːn/

Proper noun

McMahon (plural McMahons)

1. A surname from Irish.
2. An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McMahon is the 883^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39411 individuals. McMahon is most common among White (93.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMahon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.