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Surname Etymology and Meaning of SHANE

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. Northern Irish: shortened form of McShane, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Seáin ‘son of John’.
2. Americanized spelling of Jewish Schein or Shain.
3. Americanized spelling of German Schön (see Schoen).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)