McGahan
surname · Latin script
Meaning: Anghcized form of Gaelic Mac Eachain, ‘son of Eachdn' a diminutive of Eachaidh, a personal name based on each ‘horse’
Recorded as a female name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise
/məˈɡæhən/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated
McGahan is a surname written in the Latin script, most frequently recorded in the United States.
- GBUnited Kingdom
- USUnited States
- IEIreland
Where the name is found, darker where our sources hold more of it. No national register counts its bearers anywhere we hold data, so the map carries no figures. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
Meaning & origin(measured from records)
Anghcized form of Gaelic Mac Eachain, ‘son of Eachdn' a diminutive of Eachaidh, a personal name based on each ‘horse’. Compare Keogh.
Sources 1
- Dictionary of American Family Names
Attested in 1 language in the etymology graph.
Where in the world(measured from records)
Recorded in:
No national register we accept counts this name’s bearers, so the page lists where it is found and publishes no figure.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Notable people with this name(measured from records)
- Walter G. McGahanb. 1902USAmerican politician in New York (1902-1981)
- Jamie McGahanb. 1959GBScottish cyclist
- Hugh McGahanb. 1961NZNew Zealand rugby league footballer, coach and administrator, and rugby union coach
- Paul McGahanb. 1964NZNew Zealand rugby union player
- Andrew McGahanb. 1966AUAustralian writer (1966-2019)
- Petra Nordlund McGahanb. 1969SESwedish journalist
- Tony McGahanb. 1972AUAustralian rugby union footballer and coach, and rugby league footballer
- Bronwyn McGahanb. 1972GBIrish politician (born 1972)
- Anna McGahanb. 1988AUAustralian actress
- Matt McGahanb. 1993NZNew Zealand rugby league and rugby union footballer
The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).
How to address them(machine-generated)
Evidence(measured from records)
Attested in 12 sources across 4 countries.
| Country | Register | Year | Count | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010 | 2010 | 1.5K | #18,640 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2000 | 2000 | 1.5K | #17,685 |
| US United States | Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020 | 2020 | 1.4K | #19,362 |
| ES Spain | INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos) | — | 6 | #154,812 |
| CZ Czechia | MVČR — living population register 2017 | — | 3 | #155,591 |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (surnames) | 2026 | 2 | — |
| PL Poland | dane.gov.pl — PESEL living persons (names) | — | 2 | #365,028 |
| US United States | wru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.) | — | — | — |
Reference works 4
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
- Wikipedia surname tokens
- Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)
These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.
Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.
Frequently asked questions
- Where does the name McGahan come from?
- Anghcized form of Gaelic Mac Eachain, ‘son of Eachdn' a diminutive of Eachaidh, a personal name based on each ‘horse’. Compare Keogh. Recorded by Dictionary of American Family Names.
- How do you pronounce McGahan?
- A machine transcription gives /məˈɡæhən/ (IPA) for English.
- What does the name McGahan mean?
- Recorded meaning: Anghcized form of Gaelic Mac Eachain, ‘son of Eachdn' a diminutive of Eachaidh, a personal name based on each ‘horse’.
- In which country does McGahan have the most bearers?
- McGahan is most frequently recorded in the United States.
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About this data
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Cite this page Mondonomo, “McGahan”. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.