MacSween Surname

284,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,350 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

MacSween Surname Definition:

(Celtic + Norse) Son of Sween or Swayn = the Swain [Old Norse sveinn, a swain, boy] (Celtic) See Mac Sweeney.

MacSween Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada5581:66,0327,653
Scotland4951:10,8161,480
England1821:306,14323,159
United States571:6,358,929302,882
Australia311:870,82953,581
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Grenada11:108,5351,793
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

MacSween Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic + Norse) Son of Sween or Swayn = the Swain [Old Norse sveinn, a swain, boy] (Celtic) See Mac Sweeney.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

MacSween Last Name Facts

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

MacSween is carried by more people in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name MacSween? popularity and diffusion

MacSween is the 284,958th most commonly held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 5,398,182 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of MacSween reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.

This last name is most frequent in Canada, where it is carried by 558 people, or 1 in 66,032. In Canada it is primarily found in: Nova Scotia, where 43 percent are found, Ontario, where 27 percent are found and Alberta, where 11 percent are found. Beside Canada this surname exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 37 percent are found and England, where 13 percent are found.

MacSween Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacSween has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 5,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

MacSween Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the MacSween surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount MacSween earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 7.89% more than the national average, earning $46,554 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.7% more than the national average, earning $52,515 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
McSween931,290/
Macween939/
Macswen931/
MacSweyn8880/
Maxsween8844/
Magsween881/
Macwen8612/
MacSweynn821/
Matswen8020/
MacSwain75315/
MacKswin751/
Macswayne7118/
MacUen7111/
Macwyn718/
MacSwaine712/
Maxwen711/
McSwin710/
McSwain678,401/
Machuen67649/
McSwine67192/
Motswen6792/
Maksuen671/

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MacSween Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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