McAlear Surname
Approximately 611 people bear this surname
McAlear Surname Definition:
MACALEAR: A variant of Maccluhe, which see, current in Galloway. John Macalier signed the Band of Dumfries, 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 66).
McAlear Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 434 | 1:835,159 | 63,868 |
| Canada | 217 | 1:169,795 | 17,065 |
| Scotland | 81 | 1:66,097 | 5,205 |
| England | 74 | 1:752,947 | 41,527 |
| Australia | 22 | 1:1,227,077 | 66,405 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 27 | 1:138,638 | 6,001 |
| England | 26 | 1:937,514 | 38,808 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 58 | 1:865,839 | 52,959 |
McAlear Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
MACALEAR: A variant of Maccluhe, which see, current in Galloway. John Macalier signed the Band of Dumfries, 1570 (RPC., XIV, p. 66).
McAlear Demographics
McAlear Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
McAlear Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name McAlear Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name McAlear is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name McAlear? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 529,538th most commonly held family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 11,927,244 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 107 percent of McAlear live; 107 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.
McAlear is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 434 people, or 1 in 835,159. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 12 percent reside, Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 36 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.
McAlear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of McAlear has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the McAlear last name grew 748 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it grew 285 percent between 1881 and 2014.
McAlear Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the McAlear last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the McAlear last name are 10.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.29% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount McAlear earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 18.76% more than the national average, earning $51,244 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.56% more than the national average, earning $57,413 CAD per year.
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