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Mccanny Name Meaning

from Mac Annaidh ‘son of Annadh’ a personal name of uncertain meaning. There is confusion between anglicized forms of this name and those of McCann which also had a final vowel originally. It is possible that despite different Irish spellings the personal name in each was originally the same.

Source: The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland, 2016


Similar surnames: Mccann, Mccanna, Mcconn, Mcnaney, Mccary, Mccarney, Mccraney, Mchaney

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You can see how Mccanny families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Mccanny family name was found in the USA, the UK, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Mccanny families were found in USA in 1880. In 1840 there was 1 Mccanny family living in Vermont. This was 100% of all the recorded Mccanny's in USA. Vermont had the highest population of Mccanny families in 1840.
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There are 647 census records available for the last name Mccanny. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Mccanny census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

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There are 56 military records available for the last name Mccanny. For the veterans among your Mccanny ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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Average Mccanny life expectancy in 1976 was 92 years. This was higher than the general public life expectancy which was 70.

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