Origin
McGann is an Irish surname, derived from the Gaelic MagAnnaidh, an Old Irish translation or sept of the Mac Cana clan.
Etymology
The Cana particle is a personal name meaning 'cub/whelp', although some sources claim it is derived from the personal name Annadh. Due to anglicization and Ulster migration the original form Mac Cana has had many variations, such as MagAnnaidh, MacAnna and MacCanna, later anglicized to McGann and McCann. The name became McGann upon Ulster migration to Connaught and became Canny and Canney upon Ulster migration to the south (Leinster and Munster).
Notable people named McGann
Ambrose McGann, American baseball player
Andrew J. McGann, American politician and businessman
Bernie McGann, Australian jazz alto saxophone player
Brad McGann, New Zealand film director and screenwriter
Ciarán McGann, Irish hurler from Castlelyons, County Cork
Dennis Lawrence "Dan" McGann (1871–1910), American baseball player
Gary McGann (born 1950), Irish businessman
Jake McGann, English actor
James McGann (1955–2021), American academic known for research on think tanks
Jerome McGann (born 1937), American academic and textual scholar
John R. McGann, American Catholic bishop
Joseph McGann, British music producer
Lawrence E. McGann, American politician
Oisín McGann, Irish writer and illustrator
Preston McGann, American football player
The McGann acting family consists of four brothers: Joe McGann Paul McGann Mark McGann Stephen McGann
See also
McGinn
McCann (surname) Bryan McGan (1848–1894) Australian cricketer
Macan, John David (1997) MacCana of Clanbrassil an ancestral and family history, Published by John Macan, Queensland.