McGranahan

English

Alternative forms

• Granahan, McGranaghan

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Reannacháin (“son of Reannachán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of reannach, variant of rinneach (“pointed, sharp; keen, biting”).

Proper noun

McGranahan (plural McGranahans)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McGranahan is the 26362^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 926 individuals. McGranahan is most common among White (93.3%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McGranahan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 554.