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    The surname McGannon

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 604 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex M255

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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). McGannon is more common than 77.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mag Fhionnáin (“son of Fhionnán”), a personal name from a diminutive of fionn (“white, fair”). Compare McLennan.

    McGannon 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 604 people named McGannon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 511,168 Americans. That is up 2.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 588.

    #36,970
    rank among US surnames
    604
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.7%
    change since 2000 (was #36,045)

    Who is named McGannon

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

    96% of people named McGannon identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like McGannon

    McGannon has the Soundex code M255, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M255.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGannon come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mag Fhionnáin (“son of Fhionnán”), a personal name from a diminutive of fionn (“white, fair”). Compare McLennan.
    How common is the surname McGannon?
    604 people in the United States had the surname McGannon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 511,168 Americans. It ranked 36,970th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGannon?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McGannon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McGannon?
    McGannon is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGannon getting more or less common?
    More common. 588 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 604 in 2010, up 2.7%.