MacFarlen Surname

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

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Belize

MacFarlen Surname Definition:

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

MacFarlen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belize11:355,4743,977
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

MacFarlen (9) may also be a first name.

MacFarlen 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

MacFarlen Last Name Facts

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

MacFarlen has its highest incidence in Canada. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name MacFarlen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The last name MacFarlen is predominantly found in The Americas, where 71 percent of MacFarlen live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,941,740th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 9 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Canada, where it is held by 3 people, or 1 in 12,281,864. In Canada MacFarlen is most common in: British Columbia, where 33 percent are found, Prince Edward Island, where 33 percent are found and Ontario, where 33 percent are found. Barring Canada this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 14 percent are found and Belize, where 14 percent are found.

MacFarlen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of MacFarlen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the MacFarlen surname contracted 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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