How common is the surname McGann?

3,853 people in the United States had the surname McGann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,131 Americans. It ranked 8,547th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McGann?

Stephen McGann, British actor (born 1963).

Where is the surname McGann most common?

Wikidata records people named McGann in the United Kingdom.

Is the surname McGann getting more or less common?

More common. 3,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,853 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname McGann

An Irish surname, carried by 3,853 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex M250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGann is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Variant of McCann.

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 3,853 people named McGann in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,131 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,731.

#8,547

rank among US surnames

3,853

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,176)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,541	Petrone	3,854	80,110
#8,547	Winner	3,853	80,131
#8,551	Riehl	3,852	80,152
#8,556	Gress	3,850	80,194

Who is named McGann

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

89% of people named McGann identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McGanns

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Stephen McGann
British actor (born 1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McGann

McGann 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 McGann come from?: Variant of McCann.
How common is the surname McGann?: 3,853 people in the United States had the surname McGann in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,131 Americans. It ranked 8,547th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McGann?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named McGann identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McGann?: Stephen McGann, British actor (born 1963).
Where is the surname McGann most common?: Wikidata records people named McGann in the United Kingdom.
Is the surname McGann getting more or less common?: More common. 3,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,853 in 2010, up 3.3%.