McGranaham Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

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

McGranaham Surname Definition:

MACGRANAHAN: An old Galloway name, Irish Mag Reannachain, 'son of Reannachan,' diminutive of reannach, sharp, pointed (Woulfe).

McGranaham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

McGranaham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

MACGRANAHAN: An old Galloway name, Irish Mag Reannachain, 'son of Reannachan,' diminutive of reannach, sharp, pointed (Woulfe).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

McGranaham Last Name Facts

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

McGranaham occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name McGranaham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of McGranaham are found; 100 percent are found in North America and 100 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 25 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 25 percent reside and Oregon, where 25 percent reside.

McGranaham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McGranaham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGranaham last name declined 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

McGranaham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McGranham952/
McGranahan901,363/
McGrannahan8640/
McGranhan847/
McGranahn840/
McGranan780/
McGragnan740/
McGramhan740/
McGronan6713/
McGrannon630/

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