MacEachern Surname

91,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

MacEachern Surname Definition:

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

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MacEachern Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,7571:9,8071,470
United States1,2731:284,72826,498
Scotland861:62,2545,030
England481:1,160,79354,689
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
China41:341,830,39216,990
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jersey11:99,2026,620
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

MacEachern 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

User-submitted Reference

Maceachern means "son of horse lord".

- rootmac

MacEachern Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacEachern is found most in Canada. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacEachern? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 91,909th most numerous surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,400,374 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of MacEachern live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in Canada, where it is borne by 3,757 people, or 1 in 9,807. In Canada it is primarily found in: Nova Scotia, where 35 percent reside, Ontario, where 31 percent reside and Prince Edward Island, where 10 percent reside. Excluding Canada this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.

MacEachern Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States MacEachern are 14.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.32% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacEachern earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 21.91% more than the national average, earning $52,605 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $46,169 CAD per year.

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MacEachern Reference & Research

McGeachie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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