McCann is an

Irish surname A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, surnames are generally patronymic in etymology but are no longer literal patronyms as, for example, most Icelandic names still are. The form of a surname varies ...

derived from ''Mac Cana'', meaning "son of Cana". The

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

personal name ''Cana'' literally means "

wolf The wolf (''Canis lupus''; : wolves), also known as the gray wolf or grey wolf, is a large canine native to Eurasia and North America. More than thirty subspecies of ''Canis lupus'' have been recognized, and gray wolves, as popularly un ...

cub", and was a term for a young warrior.Quinn, Sean. ''Surnames in Ireland''. Irish Genealogy Press, 2000. p. 54 The Mac Cana were a

Gaelic Irish The Gaels ( ; ga, Na Gaeil ; gd, Na Gàidheil ; gv, Ny Gaeil ) are an ethnolinguistic group native to Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man in the British Isles. They are associated with the Gaelic languages: a branch of the Celtic languag ...

clan who held the lands of Clancann and Clanbrassil, together known as Oneilland, in what is now northern

County Armagh County Armagh (, named after its county town, Armagh) is one of the six counties of Northern Ireland and one of the traditional thirty-two counties of Ireland. Adjoined to the southern shore of Lough Neagh, the county covers an area of an ...

.A.J. Hughes and William Nolan (editors). ''Armagh: History and Society''. Geography Publications, 2001. p.318 The surname is strongly associated with that part of

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kin ...

People named McCann

McCann is the surname of

origin of several people, including: *

Austin McCann Austin McCann (born 21 January 1980) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. During his career, McCann played in the Scottish Premier League for Heart of Midlothian as well as having spells in both the Scottish and English ...

(born 1980), Scottish footballer * Bert McCann (born 1932), Scottish footballer * Bill McCann (1892–1957), Australian soldier of World War I *

Bob McCann Robert Glen McCann (April 22, 1964 – July 1, 2011) was an American professional basketball player. He was listed as a power forward at 6'7" (or 6'6") and 244–248 lbs. McCann died of heart failure in July 2011. McCann was born in Morristo ...

(born 1964), American basketball player *

Brian McCann (actor) Brian McCann (born August 16, 1965) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is best known for his sketch comedy work on the late-night talk show ''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' and more recently on ''The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien'' ...

(born 1965), American writer/actor/comedian *

Brian McCann (baseball) Brian Michael McCann (born February 20, 1984) is an American former professional baseball catcher. He played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, the New York Yankees, and the Houston Astros. A seven-time All-Star a ...

(born 1984), American baseball player * Carole McCann, American academic * Casey McCann (c. 1943–2000), British anti-cult activist * Charles McCann (1899–1980), Indian naturalist * Charles J. McCann (1926–2015), an American college president * Chris McCann (born 1987), Irish footballer * Chuck McCann (1934–2018), American actor *

Colum McCann Colum McCann is an Irish writer of literary fiction. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and now lives in New York. He is a Thomas Hunter Writer in Residence at Hunter College, New York. McCann's work has been published in over 40 languages, and h ...

(born 1965), Irish writer * Denise McCann (born 1948) American-Canadian singer/songwriter and CBC Radio contributor *

Donal McCann Donal McCann (7 May 1943 – 17 July 1999) was an Irish stage, film, and television actor best known for his roles in the works of Brian Friel and for his lead role in John Huston's last film, '' The Dead''. In 2020, he was listed as number ...

(1943–1999), Irish actor * E. Michael McCann (born 1936), an American attorney and politician *

Eamonn McCann Eamonn McCann (born 10 March 1943) is an Irish politician, journalist, political activist, and former councillor from Derry, Northern Ireland. McCann was a People Before Profit (PBP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Foyle from 201 ...

(born 1943), Irish journalist, author, and political activist *

Fergus McCann Fergus John McCann (born 26 February 1941) is a Scottish–Canadian businessman and entrepreneur. Biography McCann's wealth stemmed initially from a golf vacation company, based in Montreal and Phoenix. He is best known for his involvement in ...

(born 1941), Scottish-Canadian businessman and entrepreneur * Gavin McCann (born 1978), English footballer * Gerald McCann (born 1950), American politician * Gordon J. McCann (1908-2000), Canadian horse trainer * Grant McCann (born 1980), Northern Irish footballer * Henry McCann (born 1887), Scottish footballer * Howie McCann (born 1956), American baseball player and coach; father of Brian * Hugh McCann (born 1954), Scottish footballer * Jack McCann (1910–1972), British politician *

James McCann (disambiguation) James or Jim McCann may refer to: *James McCann (baseball) (born 1990), American baseball player *James McCann (bishop) (1897–1983), Anglican Bishop of Meath 1945–59, Archbishop of Armagh 1959–69 *James McCann (businessman), American entrepren ...

, multiple people by the name of James or Jim * Jared McCann (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player *

John P. McCann John P. McCann is an American-born writer, actor and producer who has mostly focused on writing/producing animation and family-friendly scripts in the past. He is best known for his work on television cartoons, for which he has received numerous ...

(born 1952), American writer and producer * Joe McCann (1947–1972), Irish Republican Army member * Joseph McCann (academic) (1946–2015), American academic * Joseph McCann (criminal) (born 1985), rapist * Kate McCann, British political journalist * Kerryn McCann (born 1967), Australian runner * Kevin McCann, multiple people * Les McCann (born 1935), American musician *

Lila McCann Lila Elaine McCann (born December 4, 1981) is an American country music singer who made her debut at age 16 with the single "Down Came a Blackbird." Reaching a peak of No. 28 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts, the song ...

(born 1981), American country music singer *

Madeleine McCann Madeleine Beth McCann (born 12 May 2003) is a British missing person who disappeared from her bed in a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal, on the evening of 3 May 2007, at the age of 3. ''The Daily Telegraph'' described the disappeara ...

(born 2003), British girl who disappeared on 3 May 2007, in Portugal *

Maria McCann Maria McCann is an English novelist. Biography McCann was born in Liverpool in 1956 and worked as a lecturer in English at Strode College, Street, Somerset since 1985, until starting work with Arden. Her first novel, ''As Meat Loves Salt'', was ...

(born 1956), English novelist * Martin McCann, multiple people * Mia Wray-McCann (born 1995), Australian pop singer, songwriter and musician, known professionally as Mia Wray * Michael McCann, multiple people * Neil McCann (born 1974), Scottish footballer *

Owen McCann Owen McCann (26 June 1907 – 26 March 1994) was a South African cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and journalist. He served as Archbishop of Cape Town from 1950 to 1984 (the first year as Apostolic Vicar) and was elevated to the cardinala ...

(1907–1994), South African Cardinal *

Peter McCann Peter James McCann (March 6, 1948 – January 26, 2023) was an American songwriter, musician, lecturer, and songwriters' activist. He was known for writing successful pop-rock and country songs, including his 1977 solo hit " Do You Wanna Make Lov ...

(born 1950), American singer & songwriter *

Peter P. McCann Peter P. McCann, of University Park, Florida, is a philatelist who has supported the hobby of philately on a national scale. For his varied services to the American Philatelic Society (APS) over several decades, he was awarded in 2008 the Luff Awa ...

, American philatelist *

Rachel McCann Rachel McCann (born 29 April 1993) is a New Zealand field hockey midfielder and part of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team. With the national youth team she won the bronze medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics. On club level ...

(born 1993), New Zealand field hockey player *

Rory McCann Rory McCann (born 24 April 1969) is a Scottish actor, best known for portraying Sandor "The Hound" Clegane on the HBO series ''Game of Thrones'', Michael "Lurch" Armstrong in Edgar Wright's crime-comedy ''Hot Fuzz'', Jurgen the Brutal in the ...

(born 1969), Scottish actor *

Rory McCann (cricketer) Rory Desmond McCann (born 11 January 1985) is an Irish cricketer. McCann is a right-handed batsman who fields as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Belfast in Northern Ireland. McCann made his debut for Ireland in two List A matches against West ...

(born 1985), Irish cricketer * Sean McCann, multiple people *

Terrence McCann Terrence John McCann (March 23, 1934 – June 7, 2006), commonly known as Terry McCann, was an American wrestler who won the Gold Medal in the bantamweight division of freestyle wrestling at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, and l ...

(1934–2006), American wrestler * Terry McCann, fictional character played by

Dennis Waterman Dennis Waterman (24 February 1948 – 8 May 2022) was an English actor and singer. He was best known for his tough-guy leading roles in television series including ''The Sweeney'', '' Minder'' and '' New Tricks'', singing the theme tunes of th ...

in ''

Minder A minder is the person assigned to guide or escort a visitor, or to provide protection to somebody, or to otherwise assist or take care of something, i.e. a person who " minds". Government-appointed persons to accompany foreign visitors are of ...

'' * Tim McCann, multiple people * Tucker McCann (born 1997), American football player * Van McCann (born 1992), Welsh singer, songwriter & guitarist * Wilma McCann (died 1975), the first victim of British serial killer

Peter Sutcliffe Peter William Sutcliffe (2 June 1946 – 13 November 2020) was an English serial killer who was dubbed the Yorkshire Ripper (an allusion to Jack the Ripper) by the press. Sutcliffe was convicted of murdering 13 women and attempting t ...

People named MacCann

* Philip MacCann (born 1969), Irish short story writer

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People named McCann

People named MacCann

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