MacNicoll Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacNicoll Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Greek) Son of Nic(h)ol, a diminutive of Nic(h)olas, q.v.

MacNicoll Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Canada411:898,67368,969
England181:3,095,448105,421
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

MacNicoll Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Greek) Son of Nic(h)ol, a diminutive of Nic(h)olas, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacNicoll Last Name Facts

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

The last name MacNicoll has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name MacNicoll? popularity and diffusion

The last name MacNicoll is the 1,214,709th most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,759,305 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 75 percent of MacNicoll are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 3,236,240. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 27 percent live, California, where 18 percent live and Virginia, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

MacNicoll Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the MacNicoll surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% registered to vote for the party.

The amount MacNicoll earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 47.4% more than the national average, earning $63,600 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.41% less than the national average, earning $43,519 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
MacNicholl9557/
McNicoll941,236/
MacNicol941,018/
MacNichol89311/
MacNicole891/
MacNiocall841/
McNichol822,610/
McNickol8216/
McNicole823/
Macnicolová801/
McNickhol782/
McNichole781/
Maknukool561/

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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 MacNicoll
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