McCann
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cana (“son of Cana”), a nickname from cana (“wolf cub”).
Proper noun edit
McCann (plural McCanns)
- A surname from Irish.
Derived terms edit
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McCann is the 983rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35408 individuals. McCann is most common among White (89.67%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McCann”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 545.