Macfarlaine Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Macfarlaine Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of [Parlan or Partholan = Bartholomew, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Pharlain, genit. of Parlan]

Macfarlaine Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:807,50843,459
Australia291:930,88655,860
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Macfarlaine Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Hebrew) Son of [Parlan or Partholan = Bartholomew, q.v. [Gaelic Mac Pharlain, genit. of Parlan]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Macfarlaine Last Name Facts

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

Macfarlaine occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Macfarlaine? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,637,889th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 59,733,983 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Macfarlaine live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Macfarlaine is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 69 people, or 1 in 807,508. In England it is most frequent in: Cambridgeshire, where 43 percent are found, Berkshire, where 16 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 24 percent are found and South Africa, where 5 percent are found.

Macfarlaine Last Name Statistics demography

Macfarlaine earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 75.47% less than the national average, earning R 58,284 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Macfarlaine
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis