MacWilliams Surname

245,297th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,623 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

MacWilliams Surname Definition:

This numerous north Ulster name (usually there with terminal S) is not a variant of Fitzwilliam (which is a rare name found in south-east Leinster) but is that of a branch of the Scottish clan MacFarlane.

MacWilliam has also been used as a synonym of MacQuillan in Co.

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MacWilliams Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1661:310,85728,493
Canada3681:100,12410,876
England271:2,063,63279,942
Australia241:1,124,82162,883
Argentina141:3,053,101127,728
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

MacWilliams (41) may also be a first name.

MacWilliams Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This numerous north Ulster name (usually there with terminal S) is not a variant of Fitzwilliam (which is a rare name found in south-east Leinster) but is that of a branch of the Scottish clan MacFarlane.

MacWilliam has also been used as a synonym of MacQuillan in Co. Down

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish, Irish) The son of William (resolution, helmet).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

MacWilliams Last Name Facts

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

The surname MacWilliams occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of MacWilliams.

How Common Is The Last Name MacWilliams? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 245,297th most frequent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 4,490,170 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of MacWilliams reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,590,275th most commonly occurring given name internationally It is held by 41 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,166 people, or 1 in 310,857. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and New York, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States MacWilliams occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

MacWilliams Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of MacWilliams has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the MacWilliams surname rose 11,660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

MacWilliams Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the MacWilliams last name are 0.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.21% registered with the party.

The amount MacWilliams earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.92% more than the national average, earning $45,703 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.19% less than the national average, earning $44,618 CAD per year.

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