McMahon
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Anglicized form of Irish Mac Mathúna, earlier spelling Mac Mathghamhna (literally “son of the bear”), from Old Irish macc (“son”) and mathgamain (“bear”).
Pronunciation
- (Ireland) IPA(key): /məkˈmæhən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /məkˈmeɪən/, /məkˈmæn/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məkˈmɑːn/
Proper noun
McMahon (plural McMahons)
- A surname from Irish.
- An electoral division in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, McMahon is the 883rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 39411 individuals. McMahon is most common among White (93.22%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McMahon”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 558.