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Mac Cann Surname Definition:
(Celtic) 1 Son of Cana = the Whelp [Irish Mac Cana] 2 Son of Cathan = Warrior [Irish Mac Cathain-cath (th = h), war, warrior + the genit. of the diminutive, suff. -án]
Mac Cann Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Mac Cann Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) 1 Son of Cana = the Whelp [Irish Mac Cana] 2 Son of Cathan = Warrior [Irish Mac Cathain-cath (th = h), war, warrior + the genit. of the diminutive, suff. -án]
— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
Contracted from Mac Cathain, ‘Cathan's Son'. This name may be rendered 'warrior'(cath, 'a battle’).The O’Cathains, now O'Kanes, were of the race of Eoghan, who was son of Niall of the Nine Hostages, Monarch of Ireland, who died a.d. 406.
'Eoghan Ua Cathain, abbot . . . died a.d. 980.'
— Manx Names (1890) by Arthur William Moore
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