Mainland Surname

390,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 906 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Mainland Surname Definition:

A surname found in Orkney and Shetland, derived from Mainland, the principal island of the Shetland group. Manus Mainland appears as a witness at Kirkwall in 1550 (REO., p. 242). Thomas Mainland was schoolmaster of Bressay, Shetland, in 1907.

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Mainland Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2231:1,625,376108,854
Scotland2101:25,4942,778
Canada1851:199,16519,489
England991:562,80934,447
New Zealand861:52,6558,408
Australia581:465,44335,949
South Africa241:2,257,40496,432
Wales101:309,45316,869
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland2591:14,4531,635
England351:696,43933,013
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Mainland Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A surname found in Orkney and Shetland, derived from Mainland, the principal island of the Shetland group. Manus Mainland appears as a witness at Kirkwall in 1550 (REO., p. 242). Thomas Mainland was schoolmaster of Bressay, Shetland, in 1907.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Mainland Last Name Facts

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

Mainland is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mainland? popularity and diffusion

Mainland is the 390,762nd most widely held surname globally, held by around 1 in 8,043,649 people. The last name Mainland is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Mainland reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Mainland is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 223 people, or 1 in 1,625,376. In The United States Mainland is most prevalent in: California, where 26 percent live, Wisconsin, where 17 percent live and New York, where 11 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 20 percent live.

Mainland Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Mainland has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Mainland surname expanded 531 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 283 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Mainland Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mainland last name are 1.71% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.52% registered with the political party.

The amount Mainland earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.62% more than the national average, earning R 414,960 per year; in United States they earn 19.99% more than the national average, earning $51,773 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning $49,295 CAD per year.

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