McGranahan Surname
Approximately 1,363 people bear this surname
McGranahan Surname Definition:
MACGRANAHAN: An old Galloway name, Irish Mag Reannachain, 'son of Reannachan,' diminutive of reannach, sharp, pointed (Woulfe).
McGranahan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,308 | 1:277,109 | 25,894 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 253 | 1:198,493 | 17,293 |
McGranahan 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).
Mag Reannacháin, later form Mac Greannacháin The sept so called is of Donegal.
MIF 129
McGranahan Demographics
Average Male McGranahan Height
177.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
McGranahan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McGranahan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname McGranahan occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McGranahan? popularity and diffusion
McGranahan is the 282,766th most commonly held last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 5,346,695 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of McGranahan reside; 85 percent reside in North America and 85 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
The last name McGranahan is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,308 people, or 1 in 277,109. In The United States McGranahan is most numerous in: California, where 17 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Kentucky, where 5 percent live. Excluding The United States McGranahan is found in 6 countries. It is also common in England, where 2 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.
McGranahan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McGranahan has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the McGranahan surname expanded 517 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 52 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McGranahan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (37%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the McGranahan surname are 19.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.14% being registered to vote for the party.
McGranahan earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $44,004 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| McGrannahan | 95 | 40 | / |
| McGranhan | 95 | 7 | / |
| McGranahn | 95 | 0 | / |
| McGranaham | 90 | 4 | / |
| McGrenahan | 90 | 1 | / |
| McGranan | 89 | 0 | / |
| McGranham | 84 | 2 | / |
| McGragnan | 84 | 0 | / |
| McGramhan | 84 | 0 | / |
| McGreenhan | 80 | 1 | / |
| McGrannon | 74 | 0 | / |
| McGronan | 67 | 13 | / |
| McGrenan | 67 | 0 | / |
| McGreenan | 63 | 0 | / |
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McGranahan Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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