MacEacheran Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacEacheran Surname Definition:

(Celtic) Son OF Eacht(h)- ighearn = Horseman, Horse-Lord [Gaelic each, horse + tigh- earn, lord]

MacEacheran Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
England21:27,859,030389,889
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

MacEacheran Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) Son OF Eacht(h)- ighearn = Horseman, Horse-Lord [Gaelic each, horse + tigh- earn, lord]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison
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MacEacheran Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name MacEacheran Come From? nationality or country of origin

MacEacheran is found in Scotland more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacEacheran? popularity and diffusion

The surname MacEacheran is the 7,117,718th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname MacEacheran occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of MacEacheran are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in Scotland, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 1,338,454. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Fife, where 75 percent live and Highland, where 25 percent live. Beside Scotland it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacEachran95159/
MacEacheron9163/
MacEachron86101/
Macecharan861/
MacEachrom761/
Masicharan6715/
Mashicharan6413/
Masihcharan645/
Moshajeran578/
Maxigeron501/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to MacEacheran
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