# McCann (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/mccann/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 35,408 |
| US rank (2010) | 983 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 8,720 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (34,692 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

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

## Who carries it

Share of people named McCann in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 5.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named McCann in the United States, Australia and Canada.

## People named McCann

- Chuck McCann, American voice actor and comedian (1934-2018)
- Les McCann, American jazz pianist and vocalist (1935–2023)
- Brian McCann, American former baseball player
- Kerryn McCann, Australian long distance runner
- Anna Marguerite McCann, American art historian and archaeologist (1933–2017)
- James McCann, American baseball player
- Stephanie McCann, Athletics (sport) competitor

## Similar surnames

McCain, McCune, McCown, McGann, McCuen, McCane, McCoin, McCone, McGinn, McKean, McCowan, McEwan.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.