What is "mcshane"

McShane may refer to:

• See: McShane (name)

• McShane Bell Foundry, church bell manufacturer, located in Glen Burnie, Maryland, USA
• McShane's identity, geometric topology

McShane is a patronymic surname originating in Ireland. The surname evolved from the given name Shane, a derivative of John, of Hebrew origin. Some of the earliest historical records regarding the surname are documented through Hugh McShane O'Neill of the royal O'Neill dynasty. Many families translated their name from the Irish "mac Shane" to the English "son of John" upon immigration and in difficult economic times in the northern portion of Ireland, in current day Ireland and Northern Ireland.