MacMahon Surname

123,681st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,690 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

MacMahon Surname Definition:

Mac Mathghamhna The name of two septs, both of importance. Bibl; IF 217 etc; Map Clare and Mon; Plates XIX and XX

MacMahon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6121:2,921539
United States9101:398,30734,877
England3961:140,70213,671
Australia2441:110,63812,326
Canada1231:299,55827,752
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
Northern Ireland771:23,9622,720
Scotland711:75,4065,680
Argentina341:1,257,15973,489
France311:2,142,668174,004
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Wales51:618,90625,852
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4541:9,7571,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

MacMahon (10) may also be a first name.

MacMahon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Mathghamhna The name of two septs, both of importance. Bibl; IF 217 etc; Map Clare and Mon; Plates XIX and XX

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Celtic) Son of Mathghamhan = the Bear: v. Mahon

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Mathghamhain (bear).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Mahon is the old Irish for a bear, and some genealogists, apparently on the strength of this, derive the Mac Mahons from Walter Fitz-Urse ( Ursi films) one of the assassins of Thomas ii Becket.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Irish MacMathghamhna; a personal name Mehun; a location name in France.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

MacMahon Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacMahon Come From? nationality or country of origin

MacMahon is found most in Ireland. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacMahon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 123,681st most commonly occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,974,945 people. The surname MacMahon is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of MacMahon reside; 59 percent reside in Northern Europe and 59 percent reside in British Isles. MacMahon is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name world-wide It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ireland, where it is held by 1,612 people, or 1 in 2,921. In Ireland MacMahon is mostly concentrated in: Leinster, where 50 percent are found, Munster, where 38 percent are found and Ulster, where 13 percent are found. Other than Ireland this surname is found in 38 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

MacMahon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of MacMahon has changed through the years. In Ireland the number of people bearing the MacMahon last name grew 355 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacMahon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the MacMahon surname is principally Catholic (93%) in Ireland.

In The United States MacMahon are 7.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.4% being registered with the political party.

The amount MacMahon earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.72% more than the national average, earning R 279,756 per year; in United States they earn 19.73% more than the national average, earning $51,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.43% more than the national average, earning $61,324 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacMahoen941/
MacHmahon941/
MacKMahon940/
MacMaon931/
Macmahom883/
MacMohon881/
Makmahon881/
MacMaohn880/
MacMaom801/
MacMohan758/

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