McCann Surname

7,880th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72,095 people bear this surname

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

McCann Surname Definition:

(Irish) The son of Annadh (a storm).

McCann Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States48,2241:7,516892
England11,7931:4,725651
Australia6,3331:4,263616
Northern Ireland6,0181:30723
Canada5,5131:6,683979
Ireland4,6491:1,013191
Scotland4,6091:1,162193
South Africa7021:77,1769,564
New Zealand6021:7,5221,284
Wales4901:6,315701
Dominican Republic1231:84,8213,815
Thailand1071:660,171110,844
Spain991:472,24324,257
France771:862,633101,453
Singapore511:107,9944,447
Germany501:1,610,10995,088
Isle of Man451:1,907364
Philippines451:2,249,738125,194
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Jersey241:4,133843
Cayman Islands221:2,904371
Guam211:7,6251,143
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Bermuda171:3,840587
Hong Kong171:431,4993,260
Norway171:302,48730,120
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Italy131:4,704,361107,811
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
Japan101:12,784,42945,945
China91:151,924,6187,954
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Finland61:916,11741,832
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Qatar61:393,00055,922
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Belize41:88,8683,294
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Macau21:300,8151,009
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malta11:430,2723,380
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7,3111:60689
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3101:10,5521,607
Scotland1,8131:2,065376
Wales561:28,0071,576
Jersey71:7,4121,296
Guernsey61:5,443949
Isle of Man51:10,8541,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9081:5,068635

McCann (109) may also be a first name.

McCann Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) The son of Annadh (a storm).

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

McCann Last Name Facts

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

McCann is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of McCann click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McCann? popularity and diffusion

McCann is the 7,880th most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 101,083 people. McCann occurs mostly in The Americas, where 69 percent of McCann are found; 69 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 900,062nd most widely held first name worldwide, held by 109 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 48,224 people, or 1 in 7,516. In The United States McCann is primarily concentrated in: California, where 8 percent reside, New York, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States McCann is found in 109 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Australia, where 9 percent reside.

McCann Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of McCann has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the McCann surname grew 487 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 511 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 36 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 875 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McCann Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the McCann last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the McCann surname are 9.28% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.05% registered to vote for the party.

The amount McCann earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 50.86% more than the national average, earning 522,109 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 86.59% more than the national average, earning R 443,400 per year; in United States they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $45,478 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.3% more than the national average, earning $53,309 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacCann92579/
McCanne92150/
McCan91825/
McAnn91288/
McCain8325,837/
Maccan83905/
McConn83776/
Macann83133/
McKann8378/
McCaan8333/
Moccan835/
Mocann832/
McAn808/
McCaine77288/
Moccand7795/
MacGann7758/
MacCain7743/
Maccean7743/
Maccang7714/
Maycann7710/
McConne777/
Moccain772/
MacConn772/
Macanne772/
Maccand771/
Maccant771/
Mccayne771/
Maicann771/
Mocan739,261/
Macan733,874/
McHan73905/
McCon73201/
McKan73109/
McAin7332/
McOnn734/
McAan732/
MacCn732/
Maknn731/
Maqnn730/
Moccasin71125/
MacGaunn7115/
MacCaine719/
McKean6711,541/
Macane676,622/
Maican675,022/
McKain673,209/
Macean672,492/
Mocean671,186/
McCone671,114/
McCoin67961/
Macanh67575/
McCoun67570/
Macain67457/
Majcan67439/
Moscan67316/
Mackan67273/
Mascan67216/
Matcan67182/
Maccam67149/
McKinn6789/
Macang6765/
Măcean6763/
Macaan6752/
Macand6751/
Maycan6742/
MacCon6734/
Motcan6732/
McKenn6731/
Mocane6712/
Madcan6712/
Macant678/
Mcn678/
Makann677/
MacCin675/
Mockan675/
Magcan675/
MacOnn674/
Moucan674/
Mocain673/
Maacan673/
Mmacan672/
McAine672/
MacInn671/
MacAhn671/
McKuan671/
Mocand671/
Mocang671/
Mokann671/
Mohcnn671/
Macaun671/
MacCaisin671/
Maccán671/
Mazcan671/
Moțcan671/
Moican671/
Meican671/
Makinn671/
Moccon671/
MacGan670/
MacKhanne670/
Meacan670/

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