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    The surname McGranahan

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 926 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex M265

    McGranahan: #26,362 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon McGranahan #26,362, 926 people McGranahan: #26,362 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez McGranahan #26,362, 926 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McGranahan is more common than 83.8% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Reannacháin (“son of Reannachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of reannach, variant of rinneach (“pointed, sharp; keen, biting”).

    McGranahan 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 926 people named McGranahan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 333,419 Americans. That is up 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 894.

    #26,362
    rank among US surnames
    926
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.6%
    change since 2000 (was #25,845)

    Who is named McGranahan

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

    93% of people named McGranahan identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Granahan

    Surnames that sound like McGranahan

    McGranahan has the Soundex code M265, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M265.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname McGranahan come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Mac Reannacháin (“son of Reannachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of reannach, variant of rinneach (“pointed, sharp; keen, biting”).
    How common is the surname McGranahan?
    926 people in the United States had the surname McGranahan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 333,419 Americans. It ranked 26,362nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname McGranahan?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named McGranahan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is McGranahan?
    McGranahan is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname McGranahan getting more or less common?
    More common. 894 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 926 in 2010, up 3.6%.
    What are other spellings of McGranahan?
    Granahan.