Explore the Family Name Megahan

The meaning of Megahan

Irish: 1. with the stress on the first syllable, this is an Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Maothagáin ‘descendant of Maothagán’, a derivative of maoth ‘soft’. 2. withthe stress on the second syllable, it is a variant of McGahan.

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How common is the last name Megahan in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Megahan saw a decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 73,931 in popularity, but by 2010, it had slipped to 80,419. This represents an 8.78% drop in rank. Additionally, the number of people with this surname also decreased during this period, falling from 244 in 2000 to 236 in 2010, a decline of 3.28%. The proportion of people with the surname Megahan per 100,000 also experienced a decline of 11.11%, moving from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.08 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,931	#80,419	-8.78%
Count	244	236	-3.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.08	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Megahan

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Megahan saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, approximately 93.03% of individuals with this surname identified as White, increasing to 97.46% in 2010. In contrast, the percentage of those identifying with two or more races and Hispanic ethnicity dropped to zero in 2010, down from 2.05% and 2.87% respectively in 2000. There was no change documented for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, with the figures remaining at zero for both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.03%	97.46%	4.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.05%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%