McMahon or MacMahon (/məkˈmæn/ mək-MAN or /məkˈmɑːn/ mək-MAHN; older Irish orthography: Mac Mathghamhna; reformed Irish orthography: Mac Mathúna; meaning "son of the bear")[1] is an Irish surname.

The surname came into use around the 11th century by two different Irish clans: The MacMahons of Thomond, a sept of the Dál gCais, and the MacMahons of Oriel, rulers of Airgíalla. Additionally, a separate McMahon family in County Fermanagh is descended from Mahon Maguire, a grandson of Donn Carrach Maguire.[2] According to historian C. Thomas Cairney, the MacMahons were one of the chiefly families of the Dal gCais or Dalcassians who were a tribe of the Erainn who were the second wave of Celts to settle in Ireland between about 500 and 100 BC.[3]

McMahon or MacMahon is the surname of the following people:

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The McMahon family of WWE fame:

  • Jess McMahon (1882–1954), boxing and wrestling promoter; founder of Capitol Wrestling Corporation
  • Vincent J. McMahon (1914–1984), wrestling promoter; founder of WWE's immediate predecessor company, the World Wide Wrestling Federation
  • Vince McMahon (born 1945), former chairman and CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. (dba WWE, Inc.)
  • Linda McMahon (born 1948), wife of Vince Jr., former CEO of WWE and former administrator of the Small Business Administration.
  • Shane McMahon (born 1970), son of Vince Jr. and former Executive President of WWE Global Media
  • Stephanie McMahon (born 1976), daughter of Vince Jr., chairwoman and co-CEO of WWE
    • Triple H (born 1969), ring name of Paul Levesque; husband of Stephanie, Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President of Talent Relations of WWE, former professional wrestler

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References

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  1. ^ "McMahon Name Meaning, Family History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms". HouseOfNames. 2000-01-01. Retrieved 2023-05-27.
  2. ^ "Irish names". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ Cairney, C. Thomas (1989). Clans and Families of Ireland and Scotland. Jefferson, North Carolina, United States, and London: McFarland & Company. pp. 61–69. ISBN 0899503624.