McMahon Surname

6,300th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89,689 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

McMahon Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son of Mathghamhan = the Bear: v. Mahon

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McMahon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States54,5961:6,639781
Australia17,4411:1,548180
England12,5311:4,446610
Ireland10,5791:44561
Canada6,0421:6,098885
Scotland3,7021:1,446251
Northern Ireland2,6401:699112
New Zealand1,0251:4,418694
South Africa6031:89,84711,005
Wales3811:8,122902
Thailand2161:327,02956,393
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
France1171:567,71676,560
Jamaica951:30,2102,238
Spain821:570,14727,179
Singapore601:91,7953,674
Gibraltar411:828151
Brazil401:5,351,858134,966
Germany401:2,012,636110,053
Saint Kitts and Nevis401:1,380256
Switzerland321:256,65421,165
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Isle of Man301:2,861575
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Philippines291:3,490,973149,374
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Jersey241:4,133843
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
India211:36,526,923420,161
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Japan181:7,102,46143,008
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Hong Kong161:458,4683,288
Norway161:321,39331,311
Solomon Islands161:36,2527,281
Estonia151:88,12015,474
China141:97,665,8265,141
United States Virgin Islands141:7,8841,168
Mexico131:9,548,17038,962
Bermuda121:5,440820
Guam121:13,3432,098
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Colombia61:7,962,34523,614
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Ecuador51:3,181,16927,617
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9,1181:48658
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,5761:9,4621,420
Scotland1,5781:2,372425
Wales511:30,7531,694
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,9751:4,576564

McMahon (101) may also be a first name.

McMahon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son of Mathghamhan = the Bear: v. Mahon

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of Mathghamhain (bear).

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

(Gaelic.) The son of a bear; a hero.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

It is a variant of the Irish surname McMahon. Original surname is the Gaelic O Midhachain, meaning 'honorable'.

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McMahon Last Name Facts

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

The last name McMahon is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name McMahon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,300th most commonly used last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 81,254 people. McMahon occurs mostly in The Americas, where 56 percent of McMahon are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 940,641st most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 101 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 54,596 people, or 1 in 6,639. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 9 percent are found, Illinois, where 6 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name is found in 101 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 19 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

McMahon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of McMahon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the McMahon surname expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 486 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 116 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 747 percent between 1881 and 2014.

McMahon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the McMahon surname is principally Catholic (95%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the McMahon surname are 5.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.41% being registered with the party.

The amount McMahon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.31% more than the national average, earning 392,160 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 79.44% more than the national average, earning R 426,408 per year; in United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $52,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McMahone9325/
McMahaon9315/
Mc'mahon9314/
McCmahon938/
McMahonn933/
McMhahon932/
McMahhon932/
Mdcmahon931/
McMaahon931/
McMahoon930/
McMayhon930/
McMaon921/
McMahahon881/
McCmahone880/
McMayon8670/
McMahom8628/
McMohon868/
McMhaon863/
Mcmaaon862/
Msmahon862/
Mxmahon862/
McMaion861/
McMahun860/
Mcmahonová821/
McMaehan800/
McMohan7125/
McMahum710/
Mxmohan571/

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McMahon Reference & Research

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

McMahon 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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