McClanahan

McClanahan
PronunciationMcClanahan
Origin
Word/nameIreland-Scotland
Meaningderived from Mac Lennacháin, "The son of he who owns mantles," or Mac Gille Onchon, "The son of the servant of Oncho"
Region of originGaelic
Other names
Variant form(s)MacClannachan, MacClenaghan, M'Clenaghan, McClenaghan, McClanaghan
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McClanahan is an Irish surname that is derived from several Anglicized forms of the Gaelic surname Mac Lennacháin or Mac Gille Onchon.[2]

  1. ^ 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  2. ^ MacLysaght, Edward. More Irish Families. Irish Academic Press, 1982