McKanne Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
McKanne Surname Definition:
MACIAN, Macane, Macean, Mackain, Mackane: Gaelic MacIain, 'son of John.' John, not Donald, is the commonest forename in the Highlands. The Macians of Ardnamurchan are descended from Eoin Sprangach, son of Angus Mor, lord of the Isles, in beginning of fourteenth century.
Read More About This SurnameMcKanne Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
McKanne Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACIAN, Macane, Macean, Mackain, Mackane: Gaelic MacIain, 'son of John.' John, not Donald, is the commonest forename in the Highlands. The Macians of Ardnamurchan are descended from Eoin Sprangach, son of Angus Mor, lord of the Isles, in beginning of fourteenth century. 'Several families of the name who have in recent times come to Coll from Ardnamurchan call themselves wrongly Johnstones' (Clan traditions, p. 27). Johnstone is (1) territorial from Johnstone in Dumfriesshire, and (2) John's town or S. John's town is an old name for Perth. Many others have translated their name as 'Johnson', as did the ancestors of Andrew Johnson, seventeenth president of the United States. The first record of the name is in 1296, in which year Sir Dovenald fitz Can (i.e. Donald MacIain) was one of an inquisition made at Berwick (Bain, II, p. 195), John Crom Mc kane, a witness in 1433 (HP., IV, p. 202). Andro Makayn was a sufferer from the first hership of Petty, 1502 (Rose, p. 176). McAan and McAyn 1519, McAne 1607, M'Cane 1538, M'Cayne 1580, M'Ean 1538, Mackane 1541, Makane 1494, Makcane 1515, Makcayne 1519, Makkane 1505, Makkean 1647, Mceane 1656, McMakkane (evidently a duplication of 'Mac') 1515; MacEoin, MacJeane, MakCoin. See Mackean.
MACKAIN, Mackane: Current forms of Macian, which see, the c of mac being repeated in pronunciation as in Mackay, Mackinlay, etc. Andrew M'Kaine (vcl M'Kame) was retoured heir of John M'Kaine de Barnall, 1601 (Retours, Bute, 11).
McKanne Demographics
McKanne Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McKanne Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McKanne Come From? nationality or country of origin
McKanne occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name McKanne? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,193,072nd most common last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of McKanne live; 80 percent live in Northern Europe and 80 percent live in British Isles.
The last name McKanne is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England McKanne is most frequent in: Bedfordshire, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 40 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.
McKanne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of McKanne has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the McKanne last name increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.
McKanne Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the McKanne surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
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