"McCann" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: McCanns [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Cana (“son of Cana”), a nickname from cana (“wolf cub”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ga|Mac Cana||son of Cana}} Irish Mac Cana (“son of Cana”), {{m|ga|cana||wolf cub}} cana (“wolf cub”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|McCanns}} McCann (plural McCanns)
  1. A surname from Irish. Synonyms: MacCann, McCanna, McGann, McHan Derived forms: McCannite, According to the 2010 United States Census, McCann is the 983rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 35408 individuals. McCann is most common among White (89.67%) individuals.
    Sense id: en-McCann-en-name-O~oc0EH- Categories (other): English surnames

Inflected forms

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