The mccann Surname
mccann Name Meaning and History
Irish (northern Armagh): Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Cana
‘son of Cana’, a personal name or byname meaning ‘wolf cub’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Michael McCann | Doug Steward | 12 |
| Living Descendants of Jesse Henry McCann |
 flowerfrogirl1
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| McCann Family from County Cavan - Kilcogy area | Nancy McCann | 14 |
| Dr. Frank E. McCann |
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| Edward McCann Boston MA |
bob53701
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| McCann's in central NY | Nancie (McCann) Fletcher | 2 |
| Mc CANN Charles D 1929-1973 |
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| MCSHANE MACANN |
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| McCANN Elbert 1870-1951 |
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| McCann, Armagh or Tyrone |
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