Shane

Used in: 2 countries

Origin: Irish

Anglicized form of the Northern Irish pronunciation of Irish Seán, from Old French Jehan, from Latin Johannes, variant of Ioannes, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννης (Iōánnēs), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָן (Yōḥānān, literally “God is gracious”). Doublet of John, Jack, Johan, Johann, Johannes, Jean, Ian, Evan, Ivan, Sean, Shaun, and Giovanni as a male name. Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jean, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena as a female name.

Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)

Name Variants & Related

Shaner Derived from Shane
Shaney Derived from Shane
Shanev Derived from Shane
Shanes Derived from Shane
Shaneng Derived from Shane
Shanets Derived from Shane
Shaneva Derived from Shane
Shanebrook Derived from Shane
Abee Irish origin
Ahearn Irish origin

Popularity by Country

Shane

Rank #4637

Frequency 6,991 people (2.59 per 100k)

Ethnic Distribution

White 88.5% Hispanic 1.99% Black 4.63% Asian/PI 1.1% Native Am. 1.79% Two+ 1.99%

U.S. Census Bureau Surnames ↗

Shane

Rank #6709

ONS + GRO (merged) ↗

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