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Where Does The Last Name Cairn Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Cairn is found most frequently in Australia. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cairn? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 1,369,340^th most common last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 42 percent of Cairn live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 669,105^th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 185 people.

This last name is most widely held in Australia, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 642,755. In Australia Cairn is mostly found in: Western Australia, where 64 percent are found, Queensland, where 19 percent are found and New South Wales, where 14 percent are found. Not including Australia this surname occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Cairn Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Cairn has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 61 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it declined 38 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 84 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Cairn Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Cairn last name is principally Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Cairn are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Cairn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.33% more than the national average, earning $48,469 USD per year.