McGranahan
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editAnglicized form of Irish Mac Reannacháin (“son of Reannachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of reannach, variant of rinneach (“pointed, sharp; keen, biting”).
Proper noun
editMcGranahan (plural McGranahans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, McGranahan is the 26362nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 926 individuals. McGranahan is most common among White (93.3%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGranahan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.