McCahan Surname

615,220th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 501 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

McCahan Surname Definition:

Mac Catháin This west Clare name is distinct from O'Cahan. IF 191

McCahan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5011:723,47156,884
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

McCahan Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mac Catháin This west Clare name is distinct from O'Cahan. IF 191

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

McCahan Last Name Facts

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

The last name McCahan is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCahan? popularity and diffusion

The surname McCahan is the 615,220th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 14,546,000 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McCahan reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name McCahan is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 501 people, or 1 in 723,471. In The United States McCahan is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 32 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Ohio, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

McCahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of McCahan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 261 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McCahan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McCahan last name are 24.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.3% registered to vote for the political party.

McCahan earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.1% less than the national average, earning $40,516 USD per year.

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McCahan Reference & Research

McCaughan FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

McCaughan FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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