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    The surname Mahan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 15,375 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex M500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Mahan is more common than 98.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Macháin (“descendant of Machán”).

    Mahan is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 15,375 people named Mahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 20,081 Americans. That is up 2.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,937.

    #2,371
    rank among US surnames
    15,375
    people in 2010
    5.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.9%
    change since 2000 (was #2,231)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,363Dawkins15,43120,008
    #2,364Sauer15,43020,009
    #2,365Elizondo15,41920,024
    #2,366Vann15,41620,028
    #2,367Wray15,40520,042
    #2,368Trinh15,39220,059
    #2,369Ruff15,38320,071

    Who is named Mahan

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Mahan identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Mahan

    Mahan has the Soundex code M500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M500.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Mahan come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Macháin (“descendant of Machán”).
    How common is the surname Mahan?
    15,375 people in the United States had the surname Mahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 20,081 Americans. It ranked 2,371st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Mahan?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Mahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    What type of surname is Mahan?
    Mahan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Mahan getting more or less common?
    More common. 14,937 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 15,375 in 2010, up 2.9%.
    What are other spellings of Mahan?
    Maughan and Mayhan.