How common is the surname McShane?

5,006 people in the United States had the surname McShane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,675 Americans. It ranked 6,737th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named McShane?

Jamie McShane, American actor, followed by Luke McShane.

Where is the surname McShane most common?

Wikidata records people named McShane in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname McShane getting more or less common?

More common. 4,841 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,006 in 2010, up 3.4%.

The surname McShane

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 5,006 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). McShane is more common than 95.8% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Seáin (“son of Seán”).

McShane 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 5,006 people named McShane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 61,675 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,841.

#6,737

rank among US surnames

5,006

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+3.4%

change since 2000 (was #6,470)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,733	Gottschalk	5,010	61,626
#6,735	Dinsmore	5,008	61,650
#6,736	Gerhardt	5,007	61,663
#6,737	McShane	5,006	61,675
#6,739	Torrey	5,004	61,700

Who is named McShane

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

90% of people named McShane identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McShanes

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jamie McShane
American actor, born 1966
Luke McShane
British chess player, born 1984
Mike McShane
American actor, born 1955

Notable McShanes come mostly from the United States (2) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like McShane

McShane 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 McShane come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Seáin (“son of Seán”).
How common is the surname McShane?: 5,006 people in the United States had the surname McShane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 61,675 Americans. It ranked 6,737th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McShane?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named McShane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named McShane?: Jamie McShane, American actor, followed by Luke McShane.
Where is the surname McShane most common?: Wikidata records people named McShane in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is McShane?: McShane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McShane getting more or less common?: More common. 4,841 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,006 in 2010, up 3.4%.