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    The surname McGahan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,476 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M250

    McGahan: #18,640 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer McGahan #18,640, 1,476 people McGahan: #18,640 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez McGahan #18,640, 1,476 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGahan is more common than 88.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    From Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), from Irish Eachaidh, from Old Irish ech (“horse”).

    McGahan 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 1,476 people named McGahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 209,177 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,462.

    #18,640
    rank among US surnames
    1,476
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #17,685)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,633Cuyler1,477209,036
    #18,640Nees1,476209,177
    #18,648Spafford1,475209,319

    Who is named McGahan

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

    94% of people named McGahan identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
    • Two or more races 2.0%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous McGahans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Anna McGahan
      Australian actress, born 1988

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like McGahan

    McGahan has the Soundex code M250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M250.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGahan come from?
    From Irish Mac Eacháin (“son of Eachán”), from Irish Eachaidh, from Old Irish ech (“horse”).
    How common is the surname McGahan?
    1,476 people in the United States had the surname McGahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 209,177 Americans. It ranked 18,640th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGahan?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named McGahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named McGahan?
    Anna McGahan, Australian actress.
    Where is the surname McGahan most common?
    Wikidata records people named McGahan in Australia.
    What type of surname is McGahan?
    McGahan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGahan getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,462 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,476 in 2010, up 1.0%.
    What are other spellings of McGahan?
    Gahan.