MacShannon Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacShannon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

MacShannon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:3,095,448105,421
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

MacShannon Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacShannon is found most frequently in England. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacShannon? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,485,539th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name MacShannon is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of MacShannon live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in British Isles.

The last name MacShannon is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 3,095,448. In England it is most frequent in: Derbyshire, where 56 percent reside, Berkshire, where 22 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 22 percent reside. Not including England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 41 percent reside and Switzerland, where 3 percent reside.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacShannon
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